Althea Gibson
Pioneering African American tennis player and golfer who broke through racial barriers in both sports during a time when opportunities for Black athletes were severely limited.
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Gertrude Ederle
Olympic champion, world record holder and the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Wilma Briggs
Left-fielder played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during the 1940s and 1950s.
Clare Connor
Former Captain of the England Women’s Cricket Team and Managing Director of Women’s Cricket at the England & Wales Cricket Board.
Tessie Reynolds
Only sixteen years old, Tessie Reynolds set a new record for riding from Brighton to London and back again in 1893.
Elin Kallio
Pioneer of women’s gymnastics in Finland.
Gwen Moffat
Brighton’s first female mountain guide, followed by a career as a successful author.
Mercedes Gleitze
On 6 April 1928, this pioneering female swimmer became the first person to swim the 8 mile Straits of Gibraltar.
Joyce Cooper
Joyce Cooper remains to this day one of the most decorated female swimmers Britain has ever produced.
Katie-George Dunlevy
Katie-George Dunlevy (b1981) is a high scoring paralympic road and track cyclist, best known for winning gold and silver medals with pilot Eve Crystal at the Rio Paralympics in 2016.