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Rebecca Adlington books place in 400m freestyle final

Adlington books place in 400m freestyle final
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Rebecca Adlington secures a place in the women's 400m freestyle final at London 2012.

Rebecca Adlington has secured a place in the women's 400m freestyle final at London 2012.

The Great British medal hope narrowly made the top eight with a finish time of 4:05.75, edging out Spain's Melania Costa Schmid.

France's Camille Muffat was the fastest during the heats, finishing in 4:03.29. Hotly-tipped Italian Federica Pellegrini could only manage third in her heat with a time of 4:05.30.

Adlington's teammate Joanne Jackson bowed out of the competition with a seventh-placed finish in the third heat.

The women's 400m freestyle final takes place at 8.18pm this evening.

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