Fiona Bryde Gore, Countess of Arran (née Colquhoun; 20 July 1918 – 16 May 2013) was a Scottish powerboating racer who was awarded the 1980 Segrave Trophy. She held the record for the fastest woman on water.
World Record
In 1980 she became the fastest woman on water, reaching a speed of 102 mph (164 km/h) in a powerboat on Lake Windemere.
Marriage
Gore was born to Geraldine Bryde Tennant and her husband Iain Colquhoun, Baronet. By her marriage to Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran, she was Countess of Arran. She had two sons, the oldest Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran.
Powerboating background
Fiona Colquhoun was introduced to speedboats when she was a passenger in Miss England III in its trial runs on Loch Lomond.
Inchconnachan Wallabies
Wallabies, of the species Macropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby), were introduced by Gore in the 1940s to Inchconnachan, an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland, and still roam wild. It is one of the very few places outside Australia which has a viable population of wallabies.
References
- ^ "Obituaries: The Countess of Arran". The Daily Telegraph. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- James, Mike. "Fiona, Lady Arran". Classicoffshore.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "Lady Fiona Gore (1918–2013), The Countess of Arran's, 1980 Segrave Trophy '100mph on Water' plaque and other powerboat trophies and awards". Bonhams. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- Sampson, Annabel (29 July 2020). "The Scottsh island that belonged to the champion powerboating Countess is on sale for £500k". Tatler. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- The Sunday Times January 23, 2022, page 3
- "Loch Lomond Islands: Inchconnachan". Loch Lomond.net. Retrieved 5 November 2014.