Penelope Powell
Penelope Powell | |
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Penelope Powell, 1935 | |
| Born | Penelope Margaret Hopper 14 October 1904 Suffolk, England |
| Died | 1 October 1965 (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 |
Penelope Powell (14 October 1904 - 1 October 1965) was a pioneering cave diver. She was Diver No. 2 for the first successful cave dive using breathing equipment in Britain at Wookey Hole Caves in the Mendip Hills, Somerset on 18 August 1935. Powell was posthumously entered into the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) in 2023.