Sport Swimming Name Irene Steer | Role Freestyle swimmer Died April 18, 1947 | |
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Born 10 August 1889 Cardiff, Wales Club Cardiff Ladies Premier SC Olympic medals Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay People also search for Annie Speirs, Jennie Fletcher | ||
Irene Steer (10 August 1889 – 18 April 1977) was a Welsh freestyle swimmer. She was one of the three Welsh women who have won Olympic gold medals, the others being Nicole Cooke (cycling, 2008) and Jade Jones (taekwondo, 2012). 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.
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.
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