Olympic champion Adlington retires aged 23
Britain's double Olympic champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington has retired from competition to concentrate on grassroots coaching, the 23-year-old said.
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Britain's Adlington wins 800m freestyle
Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain set a new world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.
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Australia and Britain swim to gold medals
Australia's Libby Trickett won the Olympic gold medal in the women's swimming 100m butterfly on Monday, while Britain's Rebecca Adlington won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 400m freestyle. Kirst Coventry also broke the women's 100m backstroke world record.