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May 2020
15m 16s

Rebecca Adlington's training routine

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Rebecca Adlington is a double Olympic swimming champion! Rebecca explains all the hard work that goes into becoming an Olympic swimming champion including waking up at 5am in the morning to train as a child.

She tells Ayo and Chanel how swimming taught her life skills, helped her travel the world and meet new friends and find out how to find an affordable swimming pool near you!

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