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There were no Olympics held in 2009, however Rebecca Adlington won 2 medals at the 2008 Olympics the freestyle 400 m and freestyle 800 m, becoming the first British Olympic swimming champion since 1988 and the first British swimmer to win two Olympics golds since 1908. When she competed in the heats of the 400 m, she broke the Commonwealth record with a time of 4:02.24 and when she competed in the preliminary heats of the 800 m, she broke the British, Commonwealth, European and Olympic records with a time of 8:18.06 and broke the world record in the final with a time of 8:14.10.

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