To celebrate #women'ssportweek, we have listed 3 women that changed the face of sport over recent years!

So this week is #womenssportweek, and to celebrate we are going to list 3 women that have changed the face of sport in recent years!

Jessica Ennis-Hill

Jessica really be came a household name after she inspired a nation with her Gold medal winning exploits in the Olympic game in London back in 2012. Jessica saw off tough competition in fantastic style in the Heptathlon, she broke a British and Commonwealth record with a fantastic 6,995 points! Jessica gave birth to her first born in 2014, but despite having to look after a baby, she managed to juggle this with training and won Silver in Rio 2016 in the Heptathlon.

Jessica has really been an inspiring woman in this country, with her fantastic achievements on the track as well as her positive work in helping develop young people with her various ambassador roles.

Rebecca Adlington

Rebecca who retired from swimming back in 2012, made an incredible mark on the sport with some incredible career performances. Rebecca has 3 Olympic medals, including 2 Golds for a fine display in the 400m and 800m freestyle in the Beijing  Olympic games in a world record breaking time. Her hometown Mansfield changed the name of the Sherwood Swimming Baths to 'Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre' after her great achievements. She was also named the Sports Journalist Association sports woman of the year in 2008, and she was also voted 3rd in the sports personality of the year awards later that year too!

Rebecca continues to work with young people and also has a swimming academy. Rebecca was the face of British Swimming for several years after achieving great things in the pool!


Sarah Stoney

Sarah is a British Paralympic legend for her fine performances both track and cycling racing as well as in the swimming pool. Sarah is one of the very few that have excelled in more than one sport and is one of the most decorated Paralympians of all time. Her records include 27 world championships, 21 European championships ( 18 in swimming and 3 in cycling) and 72 world records. Sarah was born without a functioning left hand, after it got caught in the umbilical cord. Despite this, she has gone on to inspire a nation and achieve some great things in the Paralympic games.

Sarah first competed in the Paralympic games in Barcelona in 1992 and recently competed in the Rio 2016 games; this shows how dynamic she has been over the years with 33 medals to her name!