47:
224:, and for eight years was the only female skipper of a British warship. In 1988, aged 64, she completed the Transatlantic single-handed sailing race, in 34 days. Her participation was the subject of a BBC documentary.
210:
412:
Williams, Jean (2020). "Hubbard , Denise Audrey St Aubyn (1924â2016), high diver and sailor". Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111984. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved
150:, where she began as a swimmer, breaking senior national records in the 50 metres and 100 metres freestyle at the open Egyptian championships in 1937 while still a junior. She was taught by her mother and
202:
team. On 10 August 1945, she married Vyvyan
Alexander St Aubyn Hubbard, a major in the Indian Army and architect. They had two children, Hugh and Geraldine.
183:
567:
274:
562:
213:. By the third dive she was in fifth place, but tore a shoulder muscle. She continued with one arm disabled, finishing 11th out of 15 competitors.
572:
329:
577:
309:
485:
460:
253:
191:
557:
221:
547:
190:
RN and completed the 5th course (August 1943 to
February 1944). She was subsequently posted to the Military Wing at the
552:
355:
286:
20:
378:"BBC Radio 4 - Last Word: Terry Wogan, Lord Lucan, Frank Finlay, Denise St Aubyn Hubbard, Maurice White"
501:
542:
537:
186:. Owing to her linguistic talents, she was sent to the secret Bedford Japanese School run by Captain
163:
119:
151:
142:, and her mother was Jessie Bathurst, nÊe Pearce. She had one brother, Derek. Newman grew up in
481:
456:
325:
249:
139:
321:
317:
282:
310:"Hubbard [nÊe Newman], Denise Audrey St Aubyn (1924â2016), high diver and sailor"
195:
115:
52:
531:
206:
199:
179:
171:
167:
522:
424:
270:
187:
429:
217:
377:
178:
from 1939 to 1941. When they returned to the UK in 1942, she applied to the
131:
72:
138:. Her father was Percy Arthur Newman, a shipping clerk and manager of
135:
502:"ST AUBYN HUBBARD - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements"
478:
Close to the Wind: An
Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity
147:
143:
175:
398:
Captain Oswald Tuck and the
Bedford Japanese School, 1942-1945
382:
216:
Newman became interested in sailing when her family moved to
205:
At the 1948 Summer
Olympics in London, Newman was part of
408:
406:
350:
348:
114:; 19 February 1924 â 22 January 2016) was a British
97:
92:
80:
58:
40:
35:
269:Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
248:. London: Janus Publishing Company. p. 7.
227:She died on 22 January 2016 at the age of 91.
8:
166:, until it was cancelled at the outbreak of
28:
371:
369:
162:She was due to compete as a swimmer in the
27:
356:"Diver Denise relives 1948 Olympic Games"
244:Newman St. Aubyn Hubbard, Denise (1993).
198:where she worked as part of the Japanese
314:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
236:
376:Bannister, Matthew (5 February 2016).
322:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111984
7:
130:She was born on 19 February 1924 in
400:(London: Pollino Publishing, 2019).
19:For the South African actress, see
568:Divers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
14:
453:Forty Two Years A Secret Mistress
192:Government Code and Cypher School
563:Olympic divers for Great Britain
279:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
220:in 1953. In 1978 she joined the
45:
573:British female sailors (sport)
1:
423:Coomes, Phil (26 June 2012).
222:Royal Naval Auxiliary Service
425:"Meet the Olympians of 1948"
594:
578:20th-century British women
18:
16:British diver (1924â2016)
182:and was referred to the
308:Williams, Jean (2020).
112:Denise St Aubyn Hubbard
21:Denise Newman (actress)
170:. Her family lived in
558:British female divers
451:Prebble, Jan (2013).
211:10 metre diving event
283:Sports Reference LLC
164:1940 Summer Olympics
120:1948 Summer Olympics
118:who competed in the
36:Personal information
548:People from Hornsey
506:The Daily Telegraph
476:Goss, Pete (2010).
360:Chichester Observer
152:Ahmed Ibrahim Kamel
32:
553:Divers from London
508:. 1 February 2016.
246:In At The Deep End
41:National team
362:. 10 August 2012.
331:978-0-19-861412-8
140:Anglo-Iranian Oil
105:
104:
585:
510:
509:
498:
492:
491:
473:
467:
466:
455:. Author House.
448:
442:
441:
439:
437:
420:
414:
410:
401:
396:Peter Kornicki,
394:
388:
387:
373:
364:
363:
352:
343:
342:
340:
338:
305:
299:
298:
296:
294:
289:on 18 April 2020
285:. Archived from
266:
260:
259:
241:
87:
76:
69:19 February 1924
68:
66:
51:
49:
48:
33:
593:
592:
588:
587:
586:
584:
583:
582:
528:
527:
519:
514:
513:
500:
499:
495:
488:
480:. Hachette UK.
475:
474:
470:
463:
450:
449:
445:
435:
433:
422:
421:
417:
411:
404:
395:
391:
375:
374:
367:
354:
353:
346:
336:
334:
332:
307:
306:
302:
292:
290:
275:"Denise Newman"
268:
267:
263:
256:
243:
242:
238:
233:
209:'s team in the
160:
128:
85:
84:22 January 2016
75:, Great Britain
71:
70:
64:
62:
46:
44:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
591:
589:
581:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
530:
529:
526:
525:
518:
517:External links
515:
512:
511:
493:
486:
468:
461:
443:
415:
402:
389:
365:
344:
330:
300:
273:; et al.
261:
254:
235:
234:
232:
229:
196:Bletchley Park
184:Foreign Office
159:
156:
127:
124:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
90:
89:
88:(aged 91)
82:
78:
77:
60:
56:
55:
53:United Kingdom
42:
38:
37:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
590:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
535:
533:
524:
523:BBC Interview
521:
520:
516:
507:
503:
497:
494:
489:
487:9780755361229
483:
479:
472:
469:
464:
462:9781491883853
458:
454:
447:
444:
432:
431:
426:
419:
416:
409:
407:
403:
399:
393:
390:
385:
384:
379:
372:
370:
366:
361:
357:
351:
349:
345:
333:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
304:
301:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
265:
262:
257:
255:1-85756-031-0
251:
247:
240:
237:
230:
228:
225:
223:
219:
214:
212:
208:
207:Great Britain
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
157:
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
125:
123:
121:
117:
113:
109:
108:Denise Newman
100:
96:
91:
83:
79:
74:
61:
57:
54:
43:
39:
34:
30:Denise Newman
26:
22:
505:
496:
477:
471:
452:
446:
434:. Retrieved
428:
418:
397:
392:
381:
359:
335:. Retrieved
313:
303:
291:. Retrieved
287:the original
278:
271:Mallon, Bill
264:
245:
239:
226:
215:
204:
200:codebreaking
180:Air Ministry
168:World War II
161:
129:
111:
107:
106:
86:(2016-01-22)
25:
543:2016 deaths
538:1924 births
436:8 September
413:2021-06-24.
188:Oswald Tuck
532:Categories
430:BBC Online
231:References
218:Chichester
126:Early life
65:1924-02-19
293:27 March
337:24 June
132:Hornsey
110:(later
73:Hornsey
484:
459:
328:
252:
172:Abadan
158:Career
136:London
101:Diving
50:
148:Egypt
144:Maadi
116:diver
98:Sport
93:Sport
482:ISBN
457:ISBN
438:2015
339:2021
326:ISBN
295:2015
250:ISBN
176:Iran
81:Died
59:Born
383:BBC
318:doi
534::
504:.
427:.
405:^
380:.
368:^
358:.
347:^
324:.
316:.
312:.
281:.
277:.
194:,
174:,
154:.
146:,
134:,
122:.
490:.
465:.
440:.
386:.
341:.
320::
297:.
258:.
67:)
63:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.