Rebecca Adlington OBE, born 17 February 1989, is a British former competitive swimmer who specialised in freestyle events in international competitions.
She won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400-metre freestyle and 800-metre freestyle, breaking the 19-year-old world record of Janet Evans in the 800-metre final.
Adlington was Britain’s first Olympic swimming champion since 1988, and the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908.
After winning her first World Championship gold over 800 meters in 2011, along with silver in the 400 meters at the same meet, she won bronze medals in both the women’s 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle events in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
On 5 February 2013, Adlington retired from all competitive swimming, at the age of 23.
Since retiring as a competitor, she has worked for BBC TV as a swimming pundit at the Olympic Games and World Aquatics Championships and made various other media appearances.
Adlington was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where she attended The Brunts School.
In 2009, she was one of 94 from “the world of aquatics” to benefit from the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence award (AASE), intended to recognize potential elite athletes with the opportunity for integrated academic achievement whilst continuing with training for competition.
Who Did Rebecca Adlington Married?
Rebecca Married Andy Parson after divorcing her ex-husband, Harry Needs.
Rebecca and Andy have a son together, her recent pregnancy had a miscarriage as she took to her Instagram to sadly reveal to her fans.