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Irene Steer

Irene Steer

British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

Irene Steer (10 August 1889 – 18 April 1977) was a Welsh freestyle swimmer.[1] She is one of only six Welsh women who have won Olympic gold medals, the others being Nicole Cooke (cycling, 2008), Jade Jones (taekwondo, 2012, 2016), Hannah Mills (sailing 2016, 2020), Elinor Barker (cycling, 2016) and Lauren Price (boxing, 2020). In 1912, Steer won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m race.[2][3]

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Steer started as a breaststroke swimmer, but in 1908–1909 changed to crawl. After retiring from competitions she married William Nicholson, director and chairman of Cardiff City F.C. They had three daughters and one son.[2][4]

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  1. [1]
    "Irene Steer". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    Irene Steer Archived 10 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine sports-reference.com
  3. [3]
    "Irene Steer". IOC. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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    Jo Manning (11 August 2008) First Champ 'Would Be Thrilled'. BBC
Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Irene Steer at the 1912 Olympics
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