Alice Dearing has been a trailblazer for a while now.
Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) says of the 27-year-old who grew up in Birmingham, England and graduated from Loughborough University where she is studying Social Media and Political Communication, “She broke barriers as the first female Black swimmer to represent Great Britain at the Olympics since its first involvement more than 100 years ago. She plans to make a career in broadcast journalism and continue her advocacy work.”
Now she joins the Executive Committee of the IMSHOF, bringing as Denison describes it, “as a younger perspective to help further develop IMSHOF’s communications offering and a high-level competitive perspective as racer. Alice represented Great Britain for more than a decade on the World Aquatics circuit as a 10k marathon racer, including participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (where she placed 19th) and at the 10 km World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships (where she won in 2016).”
The IMSHOF Executive Committee currently includes Ned Denison, Beth Yudovin, Richard Broer, Madhu Nagaraja, and Nora Toledano Cadena.
Listen to Dearing here on BBC Sport about her journey to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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