St Peters Western welcomes Britain's Rebecca Adlington to the squad for a 6 week training stint.

Rebecca won two Gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 400m and 800m freestyle, the first British swimmer to do this in more than 100 years.

Not being used to training in a 50 metre pool, Rebecca found the first week tough with the SPW squad, but now she is settling in and getting to know our swimmers. She's even been playing touch football.

The Aussie climate will be a welcome escape from the cold and frosty winter that Rebecca is used to.

Welcome Rebecca, we hope you enjoy your time in Australia and at SPW.

Read more in today's edition of The Australian.