Rebecca Adlington

Rebecca Adlington: Biography in Details

Who is Rebecca Adlington?

Rebecca Adlington, nickname Becky, is a British former competitive swimmer. She has done her specialization in freestyle events in the international competition.

She has won two gold medals in the 400m freestyle and 800m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Rebecca Adlington: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Rebecca Adlington was born on 17 February 1989, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Currently, she is 33 years old. She holds a British passport and her ethnicity is not known. Her birth sign is Aquarius.

Her mother’s name is Kay Adlington and her father’s name is Steve Adlington. She has two sisters: Laura Adlington and Chloe Adlington. Moreover, she does not have any brothers.

Which university did Rebecca Adlington attend?

Rebecca Adlington began her primary school at The Brunts School. After she joined the University of Nottingham, she got selected for the Nottinghamshire Country Elite Squad.

Rebecca Adlington: Professional Life and Career

Rebecca Adlington made her presence in the 2008 Summer Olympics and competed in the 400-m freestyle and 800-m freestyle in Great Britain.

She was rested in heat while she was scheduled to swim in 4* 200-meter freestyle relay. The team could not make their way to the final.

She made the Commonwealth record in the 400-meters freestyle with a time of 4:02.24. Rebecca beat Katie Hoff of the US in the last 20 meters and won an Olympic gold medal on 11 August 2008.

Rebecca Adlington suffered on her head at the World Aquatics Championships in Rome in 2009. Rebecca was able to collect bronze in the 400 meters freestyle.

She came in the first position in the 400-meter freestyle at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest in 2010. But she again couldn’t make her in the first position in her favored 800 meters and ended in seventh.

Becky was awarded a ‘bonus’ bronze medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and she became part of the English record-setting 4* 200-meter freestyle relay team.

She made a wonderful effort from start to finish to win her first Commonwealth Games gold medal. She ended the season ranking No. 2 in the 400-meter freestyle and No.1 in the 800-meter freestyle.

She was awarded a gold medal in 800- meter freestyle and beat Lotte Friss at the 2011 World Aquatics Championship. She could not make win in 400 meters and ended with silver.

Becky got successful in collecting bronze medals in 400 meters and 800 meters races And she retired from the 800-meter race.

Rebecca made her participate in forming part of the BBC presenting team for the swimming g events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio along with Helen Skelton and Mark Foster.

Rebecca Adlington continued the same role at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships and at the 2018 European Championships.

Awards

Rebecca Adlington was successful in collecting many awards in her swimming career. She won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908.

Rebecca won a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. She won bronze medals in the 2012 Summer Olympics as well.

What is the net worth of Rebecca Adlington?

It is estimated that she has a net worth of around $1.1 million as of 2022 and her salary is under review.

Her main source of income is from her swimming career.

Social Media

Rebecca Adlington has above 90.6k followers on Instagram, around 480k followers on Twitter, and about 29k followers on Facebook.

Rebecca Adlington: Rumours and Controversies

It was rumored that she was pregnant for the second time after her divorce from Needs but the news was proved false.

Rebecca was also rumored to be dating swimmers like Mark Foster and Thomas Hatfield before Andrew.

However, she denied the rumor but she has not denied the relationship with Andrew. So it can be said that they are dating and are in love with each other.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Rebecca Adlington has a perfect height of 5 ft. 10 inches which matches her swimming career and she weighs 70 kg.

She has blonde hair and she has light brown eyes. She wears a dress of size 13(US).

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