Mansfield's double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington celebrates arrival of baby boy Albie
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The 32-year-old former swimmer, who shot to global prominence at the 2008 Games in Beijing when she won the 400 and 800-metre freestyle events in the pool, took to Instagram to announce the birth of baby boy Albie.
"Welcome to the world Albie Bennett Parson. 4.3.21,” the former Brunts School pupil told her 94,000-plus followers on the social media platform.
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Hide AdRebecca, who also won a bronze medal at London 2012, has welcomed baby Albie into the world with boyfriend Andy Parsons.
She is also mum to five-year-old daughter, Summer.
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