Mary Footman

Mary Footman (born 1897) was a British swimmer in the early 20th-century from London. She was one of the earliest British female international swimmers. Footman was a member of the Battersea Swimming Club and was trained by professor Barrows.
As of 1911 Footman was Champion of the South of England. She had also won the White Challenge Shield and many regional championships. In 1911 she competed at the 1911 international Ondine de Paris swimming competitions in Paris, France. She won the international 100 metre event.
Personal life.
Footman was born in 1987 in London in Poplar. Her parents were Mary Ann Shepherd and Michael Francis Footman. Her younger sister Frances Footman (1888-1982) was also an international swimmer.