From childbirth to Commonwealth Games in four months
Para-swimmer Rebecca Redfern admits her Commonwealth Games training has been "unconventional" as she heads to Glasgow just four months after having a baby.
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"For me it was important to have kids quite young because my vision is going to deteriorate and I could go blind one day, and I didn't want the worry that I'm not going to see my kids grow up."
— Rebecca Redfern , Athlete
"I'm not putting any expectations on."
— Rebecca Redfern , Athlete
"It's just about going and enjoying, and showing my kids that they've got a supermum."
— Rebecca Redfern , Athlete
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Para-swimmer Rebecca Redfern admits her Commonwealth Games training has been "unconventional" as she heads to Glasgow just four months after having a baby.
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