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Scottish Women In Sport
Scottish Women in Sport (SWiS) is a charity founded in 2013, which advocates for inclusive gender equality in sport in Scotland. Aim SWiS promotes equality and parity across all aspects of sport for women and girls, including but not limited to active participation, coaching, leadership, and officiating. They do this by promoting positive role models, sharing good practice, advocating for increased investment and media coverage in women and girls' sport in Scotland. SWiS has three broad aims: * Educate * Participate * Celebrate Launch The charity was launched in 2013 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. Speakers at the Launch event included Judy Murray, Alison Walker, Elaine C Smith, Katherine Grainger. The founding Chief Executive Officer of SWiS is Maureen McGonigle. Activity SWiS have run a number of campaigns focusing on different aspects of women's sport, including 'Girls Do Sport' which was a partnership between SWiS and University of the West of Scotland, which prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Murray
Judith Mary Murray, OBE (née Erskine; born 8 September 1959) is a Scottish tennis coach. She is the mother of professional tennis players Jamie and Sir Andy Murray. Life and career Murray was born on 8 September 1959 in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, the daughter of Eileen Shirley (''née'' Edney) and Roy Erskine, an optician and former footballer who had played for Stirling Albion in the 1950s. She says that growing up, there were no indoor tennis courts in Scotland, so she played tennis in the summer and badminton in the winter. She won 64 titles in Scotland during her junior and senior career, and decided to have a go at the professional tour in around 1976. Murray gave up the idea of competing professionally as she was homesick and was robbed in Barcelona. However, she had played against players such as Debbie Jevans and Mariana Simionescu. Murray claims that her playing style did not have any big shots but she was quick around the court and read the game well. She decid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine C
Elaine may refer to: * Elaine (legend), name shared by several different female characters in Arthurian legend, especially: ** Elaine of Astolat ** Elaine of Corbenic * "Elaine" (short story), 1945 short story by J. D. Salinger * Elaine (singer), South African singer Business *Elaine's, a New York City restaurant Entertainment * ''The Exploits of Elaine'', 1914 film serial in the genre of ''The Perils of Pauline'' * "Elaine" (song) by ABBA, the B-side of the single ''The Winner Takes It All'' and a bonus track on the CD re-issues of ''Super Trouper'' * "Miss Elaine", song by Run–D.M.C. from the album ''Tougher Than Leather'' * Elaine Marley, heroine of the video series ''Monkey Island'' * ''Elaine'' (opera), composed by Herman Bemberg * Elaine Benes (Seinfeld character) Places * Elaine, Victoria, a town in Australia * Elaine, Arkansas, a US city People * Elaine (given name) Elaine is a given name, a variant of Elaina, Elayne and Helen. It may refer to: Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Grainger
Dame Katherine Jane Grainger (born 12 November 1975) is a British former rower and current Chair of UK Sport. She is a 2012 Summer Olympics gold medallist, four-time Olympic silver medallist and six-time World Champion. She served as Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University between 2015 and 2020, and is currently Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. Grainger first won silver at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 in the woman's quadruple sculls. In Athens in 2004, she won silver in the coxless pairs. In Beijing 2008 she won her third silver, again in the quadruple sculls. At the London Olympics 2012, Anna Watkins and Grainger broke the Olympic record as they qualified for the double sculls final, before winning the gold medal. Grainger won a silver medal at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 with Victoria Thornley, after a two-year break from the sport. Grainger has won eight medals at the World Championship between 1997 and 2011. Early life and education Born in Glasgow in 1975, she a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The West Of Scotland
The University of the West of Scotland ( gd, Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar), formerly the University of Paisley, is a public university with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Blantyre, Dumfries and Ayr, as well as a campus in London, London, England. The present institution dates from August 2007, following the merger of the University of Paisley with Bell College, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton. It can trace its roots to the late 19th century, and has undergone numerous name changes and mergers over the last century, reflecting its gradual expansion throughout the west of Scotland region. The university currently has students, with approximately 1300 staff, spread across four schools of learning. The Crichton Campus in Dumfries is maintained in partnership with a number of other institutions, including the University of Glasgow. History Origins of the University of Paisley Paisley Campus - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Women In Sport Hall Of Fame
The Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame, launched in 2018, is an award to recognize and honour Scottish female athletes who have made an outstanding contribution to Scottish sport, including women in their day who are considered pioneers in their sport. The women were nominated by the public and national sporting bodies, and chosen by a selected panel of experts to be inducted. History Maureen McGonigle, Scottish Women in Sport's chief executive, along with Dr Fiona Skillen, lecturer and sports historian at Glasgow Caledonian University and Hannah Norton of the sport and physical activity department at Strathclyde University were tasked with selecting the final list of inductees for the inaugural Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame in 2018. Edna Neillis (football), Helen Graham (football), Isabel Newstead (swimming and shooting), and Marjorie Langmuir (badminton, hockey and tennis) were all confirmed in March 2018 to be inducted. The first four women were categorized as 'pio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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