BRITAIN'S ATHLETES IN TRAINING CAMP Over 200 athletes , coaches , officials and observers gathered together at Butlin ' s Holiday Camp at Clacton on Sea for the first pre Olympic " Get Together " in British History . This enabled our Olympic Hopes to get to know each other , thereby improving the eventual team spirit and comradeship of the British Team Photo shows ; Some of the female Olympic athletes walking past the chalets . Group includes Mrs E Brewer ( Long Jump ) , Mrs Batson ( Sprinter ) Miss Simmonds ( Sprint ) , Miss Schenck ( Long Jump ) , Mrs Dale ( Standing Long Jump Coach ) and Mrs F Wallis ( Hurdles ) 19th April 1948