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Odd couple who are no strangers to success in the pool GB pair fail in freestyle Rebecca Adlington targets further success in China Storming Adlington ready to take on the world 'I can't focus on 2012,  I have to live for today,' says Rebecca Adlington Weakest link doesn't worry Rebecca Adlington as she clinches bronze Brit pack will bounce back for 2012, insists Rebecca Adlington Rebecca Adlington now wiser after up and down year Coach: Suit pressure didn't fit well with beaten Adlington Rebecca Adlington fears body might not stand rigours of 800m defence defence of 800m titl Adlington's sights are on making this a record year Olympic gold medallists dominate BBC Sports Personality shortlist Adlington promises to shine in London with more medals Adlington breaks Games record as Foster goes out 'Amazing...two Britons on the same podium' Adlington ends GB pool jinx Thrilled to Brits

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150 British Olympians to miss opening ceremony

13.09.11
At least 150 of Britain's Olympic competitors are expected not to attend the opening ceremony because it could jeopardise Team GB's medal effort... more

Hotel rooms 'are running out a year before Games', says swim champ Rebecca Adlington

24.08.11
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington says her parents have already booked their hotel in London for next summer's Games because of the rocketing cost of rooms in the capital... more

Odd couple who are no strangers to success in the pool

03.08.11
Exclusive: Rebecca Adlington and Keri-anne Payne spent their nights hardly talking to each other in the messiest British squad room as they struck gold in Shanghai... more

Fran Halsall's final woe as she finishes out of medals

29.07.11
Briton finishes fourth at the World Championships, having gone into the final of the 100metres freestyle as the fastest qualifier... more

GB pair fail in freestyle

26.07.11
Jo Jackson and Rebecca Adlington failed to reach the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle in a flat morning session for Great Britain at the World Championships in Shanghai... more

Rebecca Adlington targets further success in China

21.07.11
Adlington was just 19 when she won the 400 metres and 800m freestyle in Beijing, catapulting herself into the public eye... more

Touts jailed for £5m ticket fraud

12.07.11
Two ticket touts from London have been jailed for masterminding a £5 million Olympic ticket fraud which fooled more than 10,000 customers... more

Storming Adlington ready to take on the world

17.06.11
Double Olympic champion wins 800m freestyle at National Championships as she prepares to take on the best in Shanghai next month ... more

Carlin stunned to be pipped by Adlington

09.03.11
Jazmin Carlin was disappointed after losing to Rebecca Adlington in the 200metres freestyle final at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Manchester... more

Timely boost for Rebecca Adlington

07.03.11
Adlington began part two of her treble title bid at the British Gas National Swimming Championships in Manchester... more

'I can't focus on 2012, I have to live for today,' says Rebecca Adlington

04.03.11
Exclusive: Swimmer isn't taking her place at London Olympics for granted and refuses to dwell on defending her titles ... more

England strike gold as Games records tumble

08.10.10
Liam Tancock and Rebecca Adlington both set Commonwealth Games records as they won their second titles in Delhi... more

Weakest link doesn't worry Rebecca Adlington as she clinches bronze

04.10.10
Briton surprised herself by claiming bronze in her weakest event, the 200metres freestyle, at the Commonwealth Games... more

Brit pack will bounce back for 2012, insists Rebecca Adlington

21.12.09
Rebecca Adlington believes British swimmers will be in the hunt for medals at the 2012 Olympics despite being blown out of the water by their American rivals in the Duel in the Pool... more

Rebecca Adlington now wiser after up and down year

16.12.09
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington concludes her sporting year at the British Gas Duel in the Pool in Manchester this weekend admitting she has learned from a rollercoaster season... more

Frankie Boyle attacks BBC Trust after they rebuke him for offensive Rebecca Adlington comments

27.10.09
Controversial comic Frankie Boyle is unrepentant about "offensive" comments which led to a rebuke - and has hit back at BBC Trust criticisms, claiming they were "b*****ks"... more

Coach: Suit pressure didn't fit well with beaten Adlington

03.08.09
Olympic hero Rebecca Adlington has been backed by the GB team chief after her surprise defeat in the World Championships... more

Adlington and relay team make up for Beijing nightmare

31.07.09
Great Britain's women's 4x200metres freestyle squad put their nightmare of Beijing behind them by taking bronze in a new European record time at swimming's World Championships last night... more

Rebecca Adlington is fired up by 2012 fan power

27.07.09
Rebecca Adlington took inspiration from Federica Pellegrini's 400 metres freestyle victory at the World Championships in Rome... more

Rebecca Adlington fears body might not stand rigours of 800m defence defence of 800m titl

24.07.09
Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has revealed she could quit the 800m freestyle before London 2012... more

Adlington's sights are on making this a record year

20.03.09
Rebecca Adlington is targeting her own world record after setting the seventh-fastest 800metres freestyle time in history at the British Swimming Championships in Sheffield... more

Adlington's Games fear

09.03.09
Swimming: Rebecca Adlington has called on Olympic officials to retain the 800metres freestyle in which she won gold in Beijing last year... more

Olympic gold medallists dominate BBC Sports Personality shortlist

02.12.08
Seven of Team GB's Olympic gold medallists have been included on the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2008 award... more

65-year-old Cilla eclipses supermodels at charity fashion show

18.09.08
Veteran singer and TV star Cilla Black showed off a magnificent pair of legs as she flounced down the catwalk, to the strains of her hit song Anyone Who Had a Heart... more

Adlington promises to shine in London with more medals

18.08.08
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has promised to deliver more swimming medals at the London Olympics... more

Adlington breaks Games record as Foster goes out

14.08.08
Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic record to stay on track for double gold in Beijing as Mark Foster's fifth Games ended in less than 23 seconds... more

'Amazing...two Britons on the same podium'

11.08.08
Rebecca Adlington won Great Britain's first women's swimming gold medal for 48 years while teammate Jo Jackson took bronze... more

Adlington ends GB pool jinx

11.08.08
In one swoop, GB pair ensured Britain's entire medal tally in the pool at the Athens games was matched... more

Thrilled to Brits

11.08.08
Now golden girls - swimmer Rebecca Adlington and cyclist Nicole Cooke - eye more glory as they go for medal double ... more


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