Irene Steer (10 August 1889 – 18 April 1977) was a
Welsh
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freestyle
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swimmer
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. She is one of only six Welsh women who have won Olympic gold medals, the others being
Nicole Cooke
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(cycling, 2008),
Jade Jones (taekwondo, 2012, 2016),
Hannah Mills (sailing 2016, 2020),
Elinor Barker
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(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
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race.
[Irene Steer]
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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.
[Jo Manning (11 August 2008]
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See also
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
20 ...
* World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
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References
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1889 births
1977 deaths
Welsh female freestyle swimmers
Welsh female swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
World record setters in swimming
Welsh Olympic medallists
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Cardiff
Olympic gold medalists in swimming