2024 is the year for women’s sports and we’re here for it! Female athletes are popping off and we want to talk about it, especially in the spirit of the 2024 Olympics where women make up 50% of the athletes for the FIRST time
Other FIRSTS we highlight:
First woman to officially run a marathon: Katherine Switzer
First woman to unofficially run a marathon: Bobbi Gibb
First woman to swim across the English channel: Gertrude Ederle
First woman to swim from Cuba to Florida: Susan Maroney
If you ain’t first…
Links:
https://www.sportsmuseum.org/curators-corner/bobbi-gibb-marathon-pioneer/
https://kathrineswitzer.com/1967-boston-marathon-the-real-story/
https://longswims.com/events/english-channel/
