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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Isabelle Mary White | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1894 London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 1972 (aged 77) Muswell Hill, London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Amateur Diving Association | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Captain Tommy Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High diving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hammersmith Ladies SC Ilford Ladies SC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isabelle Mary White (1 September 1894 – 24 June 1972) was the first British diver to win a medal at the Olympic Games,[1][2][3] and the first to win a European championship.[1][3] She competed in four Olympics, including the 1912 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in the women's plain high diving event, as well as the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics, and 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] She also won a gold medal at the European Aquatics Championships in 1927.[4]
Belle White has been inducted into the Swim England Hall of Fame.[4] The Belle White Trophy was named in her honour in 1935.[5] Now known as the Belle White National Memorial Trophy, the cup is awarded each year to "the female team with the highest aggregate score at the Swim England Diving National Age Group Championships."[4]
- ^ a b Besford, Pat (1976). Encyclopedia of Swimming. London and New York: R. Hale and St. Martin's Press. pp. 248–249. ISBN 0709150636.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Belle White – Olympic Ace". The Daily Telegraph. 27 June 1972. p. 29. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Isabelle White". Swim England. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Belle White". Team GB. Retrieved 22 May 2022.