Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Adlington akamiririra Great Britain muMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2008, achikwikwidza mumakwikwi e400-metre freestyle ne800-metre freestyle. Akanga akarongerwawo kushambira mu
4×200-metre freestyle relay asi yakazorora mukupisa uye chikwata chakatadza kukwanisa kuenda kumagumo. 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.