Violet Pooley Sweeny was a true golf pioneer, winning multiple golf championships throughout the Pacific Northwest during the early 1900s and travelling overseas to compete in the British Ladies Open. Violet also founded the Canadian Ladies Golf Union, and the BC chapter of the union of which she was president of for 13 years.
Diane Nelson is a pioneer and former owner of the Vancouver Griffins female hockey team, attracting some of the finest women’s hockey talent in the world to BC.
Ann Mundigel Meraw has set seven world marathon Swimming records. At the age of 10, she swam across Howe Sound. In 1958, she swam 88km, the length of Lake Okanagan in a record setting 32 hours and 12 minutes.
Debbie Brill forever changed the sport of high jumping with what has come to be known as the “Brill Bend.” Brill has won more than 65 national and international championships.
Helen and Margaret Callaghan Helen Callaghan (d. 1992) played 5 seasons as a center-fielder for the All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League from 1944 to 1949. Her sister Margaret Callaghan played infield for 8 seasons for the same league from 1944 to 1951. Their story was the inspiration behind the much acclaimed Hollywood film “A League… Read more »
Helen and Margaret Callaghan Helen Callaghan (d. 1992) played 5 seasons as a center-fielder for the All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League from 1944 to 1949. Her sister Margaret Callaghan played infield for 8 seasons for the same league from 1944 to 1951. Their story was the inspiration behind the much acclaimed Hollywood film “A League… Read more »
Diane Clement became the first New Brunswick male or female athlete to compete in the Summer or Winter Olympics, running in the 100 and 220 yard dash, and 440 yard relay. Diane is the first woman to coach the University of British Columbia’s women’s track team and is the co-founder of the Vancouver Sun Run,… Read more »
Sarah Burke (d.2012) single-handedly changed the face of Freestyle Skiing. This multi-award winning woman is the reason females can now compete in Slopestyle Skiing and her hard fought campaign resulted in Ski Pipe becoming a 2014 Winter Olympics event. She was a 2012 Inductee to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
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