Irene Steer

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.[1]

Irene Steer

Steer at 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	10 August 1889 Cardiff, Wales
Died	18 April 1977 (aged 87) Cardiff, Wales
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Cardiff Ladies Premier SC
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm 4×100 m freestyle

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.[1][2]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Irene Steer Archived 10 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine sports-reference.com
2. Jo Manning (11 August 2008) First Champ 'Would Be Thrilled'. BBC

Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Irene Steer at the 1912 Olympics