Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington presents a special show on Great Britain's grassroots-to-glory heroes.
Olympic medallist swimmer Rebecca Adlington marks Team GB's homecoming today with a radio documentary celebrating the stories of Britain's Olympians.
Rebecca started swimming at the age of three, and says the support she received from her family, friends and coaches allowed her to represent Team GB at four Olympic games, where she won four medals including two Golds in Beijing in 2008.London’s Lola Anderson, who features on the programme, felt the support of her late father when"I remember watching them win and being hit by this really strong wave of inspiration," Lola said.
What Lola didn’t know is that her dad Dom found that page and six years later, shortly before he died, he returned it to her, telling her to follow her dream. "He started at Droitwich leisure centre when he was five, and he's 21, and we're still there every step of the way."Motherhood to Olympic silver in three months
"Tokyo just destroyed her, and we didn't know whether she was even going to compete," said her mum Joanne Hill.
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