{"id":436351,"date":"2020-06-19T03:04:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=436351"},"modified":"2020-06-19T03:04:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T10:04:26","slug":"becky-adlington-on-family-life-in-lockdown-as-daughter-summer-yearns-for-return-to-the-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/becky-adlington-on-family-life-in-lockdown-as-daughter-summer-yearns-for-return-to-the-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Becky Adlington On Family Life In Lockdown As Daughter Summer Yearns For Return To The Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Double Olympic champion Becky Adlington<\/strong> has enjoyed extended quality time with her daughter Summer during lockdown in the UK \u2013 although the five-year-old is hankering after a return to the pool.<\/p>\n

Adlington, who finished her career with four medals from four Olympic finals, welcomed Summer in June 2015 with ex-partner Harry Needs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although the pair split in 2016, they remain on excellent terms and Adlington has revealed how they have dealt with lockdown life with Summer who recently enjoyed a unicorn-themed fifth birthday party.<\/p>\n

She told Hello magazine:<\/p>\n

“She goes to Harry’s for three days, she comes to mine for three days. We have co-parented really well and found our routine. She gets the best of both worlds!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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The UK went into lockdown in March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
While the measures have affected many adversely, it has also allowed people to spend precious time with their families, including Adlington who lives with partner Andrew Parsons.<\/p>\n
“Normally we’re such in a rush, we pick her up from school, take her to tennis or swimming, for the first time she’s spent real quality time with us.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re not going anywhere, we just sit and chat and laugh or just dance, snuggle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe used to do bits of that at the weekend, but this is quality time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
However, it appears that Summer is taking after her mother – who won 400 and 800 free gold at Beijing 2008<\/strong> – and yearning for a return to the water.<\/p>\n
Adlington said:<\/p>\n
“She didn’t mention swimming for ages, like two months. Then out of nowhere she said, ‘I really miss going swimming and I really miss [her teacher] Gemma’.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to explain to her that swimming pools aren’t open because of the virus, but she was like, ‘Mummy, can we go on holiday because I can swim in the pool there!’<\/p>\n
\u201cBless her!”<\/p>\n
“Summer misses tennis too, we’ve been able to play bits in the park – but with swimming the paddling pool just isn’t the same!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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