Alice Dearing

Alice Dearing
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 27)
Birmingham, England
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLoughborough University

Alice Georgina Nana Dearing (born 23 April 1997) is a British swimmer, specialising in open water events.[1] In June 2021, Dearing qualified to represent Great Britain in the 2020 Olympics.[2] Dearing co-founded the Black Swimming Association in 2020.[3] The charity was founded to encourage swimming among BME communities in Britain, and has the support of Swim England.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Alice Dearing set to become first black woman to represent Team GB in Olympic swimming". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Alice Dearing: Britain's only black elite swimmer looking to challenge cultural myths". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ Sammy Mngqosini (17 December 2020). "The swimmer poised to make British Olympic history". CNN. Retrieved 22 June 2021.