Rebecca Adlington

  • Rebecca Adlington
    Rebecca Adlington
  • Sport
    Swimming
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 2
  • Country
    Great Britain
  • Date of Birth
    17 February 1989
  • Height
    5' 10" (1.79m)
  • Weight
    154lbs. (70kg)
  • Age
    24
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in AEST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
29/07/12 8:37 PM Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Qualifying See Results
30/07/12 5:18 AM Medal/Final Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Final See Results
2/08/12 8:02 PM Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Qualifying See Results
4/08/12 4:45 AM Medal/Final Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Final See Results

Rebecca Adlington Biography

Adlington won the 400m and 800m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics, becoming the first British woman to take a swimming gold since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympic events since 1908. She set a world record in the heats of the 800m freestyle in Beijing before winning the final two days later in another world record time of 8:14.10 - two full seconds under the previous mark set by Janet Evans of the United States in 1989. Adlington led from start to finish to win her first Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2010 in the 800m freestyle, and also took gold in the 400m free. She won another gold medal in 800m free at the 2011 world championships and captured a silver medal in the 400m free. Adlington will defend her titles in the 400m and 800m free events in London after winning both at the national trials in April.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
10 Australia 7 16 12 35
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