Rebecca Adlington's time of 8:14.10 in the finals of the women's 800 meter freestyle was an Olympic record and a world record.
the answer is Rebecca Adlingtons (swimming) and Kenenisa Bekele (sprinting/rellay)
Janet Evan's record in the 800m freestyle event...set in 1989, broken by Rebecca Adlington in the Beijing Olympics in 2008
Rebecca Adlington, GBR: 8:14.10 (August 16th, 2008, at Beijing Olympic Games)
The Olympic 400m men freestyle record is 3:40.59 by Ian Thrope.
The current Olympic record in men's 100 meter freestyle swimming event is held by Eamon Sullivan of Australia with a time of 47.05 seconds. The record was set at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The current Olympic record in women's 100 meter freestyle swimming event is held by Britta Steffen of Germany with a time of 53.12 seconds. The record was set at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Rebecca Adlington is a former English swimmer whose most notable achievement was winning two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games, breaking the 800 metres freestyle world record in the process.
Eamon Sullivan of Australia (47.05).
Eamon Sullivan regained the 50-meter freestyle world record with a 21.41 seconds swim at the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney. - June 2008!
The Olympic record for the 100 meter freestyle is 47.84 posted by Pieter van den Hoogenband, of the Netherlands at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Eamon Sullivan of Australia (47.05).
pieter van den hoogenband
Rebecca Adlington