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  • Nooo, Rebecca Adlington pees in the pool (!)

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    Can’t believe it, but she’s being quoted and everything: “We all pee in the pool, it’s not a big deal. We don’t have time to get out and go to the toilet, it’s a standard swimmer thing. “You can’t get out in between training, or it breaks up the set.” Read The Daily Star.

  • Adlington makes a splash with 4-year-old Tae Smith

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    We heard about 4-year-old Tae Smith in July, who after only five months managed to take not only the planned 600 meters distance badge, but carried on until she was persuaded to stop at 2000 meters. Here is a British Gas Big Dip video with her and Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington. Via the17thman

  • Adlington suffers from OCD, can’t stand odd numbers

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    I think that I have found a kink in Rebecca Arlington’s armor. Attack with for instance three laps to go, and she will have to wait a lap before starting her pursuit ;-) The 22-year-old swimmer is only comfortable with even numbers. She said: “It’s odd numbers in particular. I can only set my alarm…

  • Let’s focus on the World Championships first, says Adlington

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    I like this, Rebecca Adlington speaking out on MailOnline ‘A lot of people are talking about the Olympics, and they are so big, but so are the worlds. ‘I haven’t even qualified for the Olympics yet. People say “oh you’re there” and I have to tell them that I’m not. It’s a very tough process.…

  • Parents of Adlington cheated out of money for Olympic tickets

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    The parents of double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington were cheated out of more than £1,000 by bogus ticket touts as part of a multi-million pound fraud, a court heard today. Kay and Steve Adlington paid £1,100 to what they thought was a legitimate website selling tickets to the Beijing Olympics, jurors heard. But the…

  • Adlington 8:20.23 in the 800 long course

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    Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington posted the fastest time since the non-textile suits were banned, when she yesterday won the 800 freestyle at the British Gas Championships 2011, with a time of 8:20.23. “I would have loved to have scraped under 8:20 but hopefully it’ll come at worlds”. Read SwimNews.com.

  • British Gas Swimming Championships Highlights

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    High quality segment here from the British Gas Swimming Championships, with Rebecca Adlington, Gemma Spofforth, Hannah Miley, Liam Tancock and British record breaker Kerri-anne Payne.

  • Adlington vs Pellegrini

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    Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington cracked 4.03 this weekend, winning the British national championships in Manchester with a time of 4:02.84. Speed Endurance Swimming Blog asked if she was the best 400m freestyler in the World, but then Italy’s Federica Pellegrini responds with a sizzling 3:57.89 in the 400 SCM free, breaking the first national records…