Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Adlington akamirira Great Britain mumitambo yeOlympic ya2008, achikwikwidza mumakwikwi e400-metre freestyle ne800-metre freestyle. Aifanirawo kushambira mumakwikwi e4x200-metre freestyle relay
asi akazorora mukupisa uye chikwata chakatadza kupinda mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Mumakwikwi emamita mazana mana akasununguka, akaputsa rekodhi yeCommonwealth nenguva ya4:02.24. Musi wa11 Nyamavhuvhu 2008, akahwina menduru yegoridhe yeOlympic mumutambo mumwe chete, nenguva ye4: 03.22, achipfuura Katie Hoff wekuUnited States mumamita makumi maviri ekupedzisira. Akanga ari mukadzi wokutanga kuhwina ndarama yekushambira yeGreat Britain kubvira Anita Lonsbrough muna 1960. Ndiye akanga ari mutambi wokutanga wokuBritain kukunda menduru dzendarama dzinopfuura imwe chete paMitambo yeOlympic kubvira Henry Taylor akakunda matatu muna 1908.