{"id":637949,"date":"2026-03-01T23:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=637949"},"modified":"2026-03-01T23:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:54:19","slug":"double-olympic-champion-rebecca-adlington-husband-andrew-parsons-welcome-daughter-thea-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/double-olympic-champion-rebecca-adlington-husband-andrew-parsons-welcome-daughter-thea-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington & Husband Andrew Parsons Welcome Daughter Thea Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Double Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington & Husband Andrew Parsons Welcome Daughter Thea Joy<\/h4>\n

Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington<\/strong> and husband Andrew Parsons<\/strong> have announced the birth of their daughter Thea Joy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Adlington shares son Albie with Parsons and daughter\u00a0Summer<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a010, with ex-husband and former swimmer\u00a0Harry Needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The four-time Olympic medallist revealed her pregnancy in September<\/a> and described herself as “cautiously overjoyed” after suffering two miscarriages and struggling to conceive.<\/p>\n

Taking to social media on Sunday, she posted: “Thea Joy Parsons. Our family is complete \ud83d\udc9c”<\/p>\n

Two-time Olympic silver medallist Jazz Carlin<\/strong> and quadruple Olympic champion Libby Trickett<\/strong> were among those to send messages of congratulations.<\/p>\n

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