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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/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gertrude-Ederle

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/swimming/from-the-archives-1997-susie-s-record-swim-from-cuba-to-florida-20220428-p5agst.html

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