Olympic hero backs Mirror's 'Save Lives for Sam' campaign and reveals she fought 'terrifying' waves to survive

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Olympic legend Rebecca Adlington is one of the best swimmers the world has ever seen - but even this elite sportswoman has come close to drowning. The mum-of-three has been speaking to the Mirror in support of our ‘Save Lives for Sam’ water safety campaign, and revealed the wave drama that left her "absolutely terrified" of the sea. At the height of her success in 2010, two years after winning two gold medals at Beijing 2008 Games, it all could have ended in disaster in Australia , if she had