Giant sculpture of Rebecca Adlington has been unveiled in the Serpentine
Designed to inspire Team GB
Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington was at the Serpentine yesterday (25th July) for the unveiling of a giant sculpture of herself.
The sculpture, created from fibre glass has been commissioned by Kellogg’s who are a Team GB sponsor and took three sculptors over two months to create the 12ft high sculpture.
© Casey Gutteridge
The sculpture has been designed to inspire Team GB ahead of the games in Rio and encourage the public to show their support for the British athletes competing.
Rebecca won two Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Olympics becoming the first British swimmer to win two Olympic gold medals since 1908.
In the video below Rebecca talks about the Olympics and how it feels to be away from your family.
Since retiring from competitive swimming in 2013 Rebecca has appeared on various TV shows and most recently become an ambassador for Kellogg’s Great Starts campaign.