Alison Drake (diver)

Alison Jean Drake (born 13 December 1952) is a female former diver who competed for England.

One month earlier she represented England in the 3 metres springboard, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

[3][4] Four years later she represented England again in the 3 metres springboard event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

[7] In March 1978, she won the women's European springboard diving title in Nogent sur Marne, France[8] and followed that up in April by winning a gold medal in the European 1-metre championships in Paris, having recently changed coach and joined Derek Beaumont's Diving Academy.

[10] Drake was working as a bank clerk around 1972[11] and in 1977, completed a Bachelor of Education degree and started a job at Northumberland Park School, near Tottenham Hotspur F.C.