Paula Craig MBE (born 1963) is a British former detective, cyclist, former runner, paratriathlete and aspiring Channel swimmer.

While training for the Triathlete World Championship, she was knocked off her bicycle by a car on the Redbourne Road (A5183).

)[6] Craig returned to her career, rising to become a detective inspector working in the Metropolitan Police's Serious Crime Group.

[6] She would surprise those involved with crime scenes, when junior officers would point out the person in charge and all they could see was a woman in a wheelchair.

She became involved after giving motivational talks to Channel swimmers who repeatedly asked when she was going to swim it.