Adlington: 'Time to make a stand on bullying'

14 June 2012 Last updated at 06:47 ET Help

British Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington has told the BBC why she decided to make a stand in response to insulting messages sent to her via Twitter.

Adlington received numerous insulting messages via the micro-blogging service and decided she needed to stand up against bullying.

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