Catch up with double Olympic Gold Medallist Rebecca Adlington, her coach Bill Furniss and her family. Find out what Rebecca has been upto, how she is coping with the media attention and her feelings about the London 2012 Olympics.
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The 13th FINA World swimming Championships have come to an end, we celebrated the occasion with hand castings of the elite athletes and explored Rome with the likes of Libby Trickett, Rebecca Adlington and Gemma Spofforth on the Speedo tour bus. The closing ceremony went down with a bang and Mic...
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We got to the Team GB and USA press conferences where Rebecca Adlington, Liam Tancock, Dara Tores, Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps all spoke about their goals for the 13th FINA World Championships in Rome.
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The Mansfield swimmer went to Beijing unknown but returned with two gold medals. Now the darling of the entire country, she is also our Sportsperson of the Year. Watch Britain's golden girl – as you've never seen her before – receive her award at Observer Sport Monthly's cover shoot
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Double Olympic gold winner Rebecca Adlington has been shortlisted for the 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. But does she have the support of her Nottinghamshire hometown? Visit http://www.chad.co.uk/adlington for more Rebecca Adlington news.
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