women’s event, having first
taken part when she was
eleven. She was a member of
the Hammersmith Ladies
Swimming Club and in 1948
travelled to Belgium to take
part in a sports event aimed at
restoring friendly relations
after the war. ‘It was a great
experience,’ she later
recalled, ‘and the first time
I’d seen either ham or iced
cakes.’ She went on to win
numerous swimming events
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