Rebecca Adlington
British Olympic swimming champion
Rebecca Adlington is Britain's first Olympic swimming champion since 1988 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908 and Great Britain's most successful Olympic swimmer in 100 years. She won another two medals at the London 2012 Olympics this summer.
Sport can lead the way for young women everywhere
Posted 27 December 2012
Do you have your own special space where you feel free? When I'm in the pool it’s 'Becky’s World' and no matter what is going on around me, I can just be myself. And in Zambia I visited a place where women - against all odds - can also be free to be themselves. Handling expectation is [...]
