Jessie (Jane) Welsh of Canterbury continues on her World record trail with a new time for the Women's 2,000m 80-89 Lwt. Here is a little of Jane's extensive sporting background.As young as 14 years old, she came third in the Senior Midland Counties Cross-Country championship. A week later, her bronze medal was taken from her as a coach protested, 16 years being the minimum age.Jane continued to represent Midland Counties at athletics, hockey and netball. When she was called up for HM Forces in 1942, she represented the Army Inter-Services and Combined Services in those sports as well.Her big moment came when she was selected as a GB Probable for the 1948 Olympic Games in the new event for women, the Pentathlon. After two years of hard training, all her hopes were dashed when the Olympic Committee, in their wisdom, decided that they would wait until Helsinki in 1952 before introducing the sport.Jane carried on with sports and athletics, until her marriage to Harry. She finally took up rowing as part of her rehabilitation programme following a bilateral total hip replacement at the age of 71 years.