Beijing: Great Britain's Rebecca Adlington shattered the longest-standing world record with a sensational all-the-way victory in the women's 800 metres freestyle for her second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.
The 19-year-old freestyler from Mansfield in England carved 2.12secs off American Janet Evans's 19-year world mark in a time of eight minutes 14.10 seconds.
Evans had held the record at 8:16.22 since August 20, 1989.
Adlington's spectacular success followed her victory in the 400m freestyle final last Monday for the first swimming gold by a British woman in 48 years at the Olympics.
The second gold medal made Adlington the most successful British swimmer of the modern era.
Adlington swam the final out on her own and had a massive 6.13sec to spare at the finish over Italian Alessia Filippi, who claimed the silver medal in 8:20.23.
Denmark's Lotte Friis finished with the bronze medal in 8:23.03.
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