[1] According to the Encyclopedia of Swimming, "Much of her training from 33-foot boards, was done from tiny platforms attached to unsteady ladders, rising from the end of seaside piers at Brighton and Clacton".

[3][10] Twelve out of 14 competitors in the plain high platform diving event, including the gold and silver medalists, were Swedish.

[12] Four years later, at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, White was fourth in her first round heat in what then called the women's "platform diving" event, and did not advance to the final.

[2] In 1927, Belle White won the inaugural gold medal in women's platform diving at the European Aquatics Championships in Bologna.

[15] Prior to the 1928 Olympics, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News noted that swimming was gaining wider popularity among women as a sport, and noted that "Miss Belle White, whose diving is really a thing of beauty, strongly advocates it as a panacea for all ills, including care and worry.

[5] Belle White was married to Captain Tommy Edwards, a world fly-casting champion, but was always referred to by her maiden name.