Penelope Powell
Pioneering British cave diver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penelope Powell (b. Suffolk, 14 October 1904, d. Scilly Isles, 1 October 1965) was a pioneering cave diver. She was Diver No. 2 for the first successful cave dive using breathing equipment in Britain[1] at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills, Somerset on 18 August 1935.[2][3] Powell was posthumously entered into the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) in 2023.[4]
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![]() Penelope Powell, 1935 | |
Born | Penelope Margaret Hopper (1904-10-14)14 October 1904 Suffolk, England |
Died | 1 October 1965(1965-10-01) (aged 60) Isles of Scilly, England |
Other names | 'Mossy' Penelope Tyndale-Powell |
Known for | Cave diving |
Spouses |
Reginald Oliver Tyndale-Powell
(m. 1927; div. 1934) John "Jock" Baxter Wyllie
(m. 1936) |
Children | 5 |
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