Rebecca Adlington former GB swimmer

She learn to swim when she was only 3 years old.

Rebecca is a former swimmer who specialised in the freestyle events and won 2 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics -the 400m and 800m freestyle. In the 800m she set a new world record of 8min 14.1secs.
She was the first GB woman to win swimming gold since Anita Lonsbrough in1960

She went on to win many more medals for GB. In the 2012 Olympic Games in London she won bronze in both the 400m and 8oom. After the Games she decided to only do the 400m and not compete in 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

She retired from competitive swimming on 5th February 2013 aged 23.

Since retiring from swimming she has worked for BBC TV as a swimming pundit at Olympic and World championships and made various other media appearances.
She is running her own learn to swim programme called* Becky Adlington Swim Star* and promoting sport at any opportunity.

She has received a lot of recognition. In 2009 she was appointed an OBE.
(For full list see* Recognition*)

She is an ambassador for the Encephalitis Society ( an inflammation of the brain)
which her sister suffered from in 2005. It makes me more determined. It makes me train harder Rebecca’s comment in 2012

Sources
Wikipedia
Passing the Torch Sportswomen who inspire Mary Peters Trust