The former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has accused Scottish ministers of bias in their efforts to extend trans rights by speaking only “to people who back up their point of view”. Davies said SNP ministers were like the “men in suits” of the International Olympic Committee and “do not care about women’s sports in the…
Your article on the employment crisis in the sector (HCM 3 2022, page 54 or www.hcmmag.com/staffing) raised valid points about what needs to be done to address staff shortages. I particularly applaud Jo Cherrett’s call for an honest conversation about the living wage. This especially applies to swimming teachers. Two members of my family have…
Olympic medalist Sharron Davies speaks out on giving hormone blockers to young girls as it’s ‘difficult to reverse 5 o’clock shadow’ Ms Davies questioned whether children not old enough to decide whether they can drive or drink alcohol should be able to choose whether to be “sterile for the rest of their life” Olympic medalist…
Who is Wiltshire resident Sharron Davies MBE and what Olympic medals has she won? She’s been in the news for her comments about transgender swimmer Lia Thomas Olympic medallist Sharron Davies has hit out at a Labour MP who defended a transgender swimmer. Davies accused former women’s and equalities spokesman and current Warrington North MP…
Olympic swimming star Sharron Davies and Paralympic gold medallist Stephanie Millward join Chorley mum’s water safety crusade. Water safety campaigner Beckie Ramsay has met with two swimming stars as she prepares to take her crusade to the Department for Education. Beckie’s son Dylan died aged 13 in July 2011 after getting into difficulties swimming in…
Former Olympic swimmer SHARRON DAVIES reveals she’d ration her own HRT supplies as UK grapples with shortage. Every day, since I started taking HRT five years ago, I follow the same simple routine. In the morning, I apply two pumps of oestrogen gel to my thigh followed by a pump in the evening. I get…