25 Facts About Sharron Davies

Sharron Davies competed in three Olympic Games over three decades, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Sharron Davies competed in the international community spanning over 20 years.

In 2005, Sharron Davies supported the British Olympic bid by profile-raising and appearing as spokesperson on BBC's Question Time where she made a strong case for bringing the games to London for 2012.

Sharron Davies is a current patron of the Disabled Sport England and SportsAid.

Sharron Davies has publicly expressed her opinions on transgender people in sports.

Sharron Davies was born in Plymouth, Devon, and grew up in Plymouth and Plymstock.

Sharron Davies attended Plymstock Comprehensive School and the private school Kelly College, which is known as Mount Kelly, in Tavistock.

Sharron Davies originally learnt to swim with Devonport Royal Swimming Association.

Sharron Davies moved to Port of Plymouth Swimming Association when she was eight and was coached for the first year first by Ray Bickley then by her father Terry Davies who became a coach.

Sharron Davies's father was added in 2021 to the Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Sharron Davies set a record by swimming for the British national team at the age of 11.

In 1976, at age 13, Sharron Davies was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

At 18, Sharron Davies called time on the first stage of her swimming career to build her television profile and a career in modelling.

Sharron Davies has broken or re broken many British records whilst competing and winning For medals table, see Medal record.

Sharron Davies held the Commonwealth Record for 400-metre individual medley for 18 years.

Sharron Davies is known for her views on gender identity and trans rights, and has been associated with the gender-critical movement.

In 2019, Sharron Davies made comments about participation by trans women in women's sport, opposing such participation and saying that trans women hold a biological advantage in sports.

Sharron Davies became involved in the question of trans women in sport because at the 1980 Olympics she lost out on gold to Petra Schneider who, along with other East German athletes, had been put on testosterone to enhance their performances through doping.

Sharron Davies compares trans women competing in women's sport to the drug-enhanced performances of GDR women that competed against her and other women, like Ann Osgerby.

In September 2023, Sharron Davies was reported to be leading a campaign aiming to question Members of Parliament on camera about their understanding of the term "woman" and publishing their responses online.

In 2023, Sharron Davies criticised and called for a boycott of sportswear brand Nike after Dylan Mulvaney, a trans woman, promoted a Nike sports bra on social media.

In 2024, Sharron Davies suggested that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting, who have both competed as women throughout their career, were competing unfairly and that they are male.

Sharron Davies suggested that those who lost to the two boxers in the 2024 Summer Olympics should challenge their defeats and pursue legal action.

Sharron Davies then married gym manager John Crisp in West Sussex in 1987.

Sharron Davies separated from Kingston in 2009 after seven years of marriage.