Paula Craig

Paula Craig MBE (born 1963) is a British former detective, cyclist, former runner, paratriathlete and aspiring Channel swimmer. After she became paraplegic she continued in her career rising to the rank of inspector. She competed in the London Marathon and took part in a relay swim of the English Channel.

Life Craig was born in 1963 in the Welsh port of Fishguard, where she was raised. She was a keen triathlete. She ran the London Marathon in under three hours. as her spinal cord was severed. She recovered in Fishguard. Craig returned to her career, rising to become a detective inspector working in the Metropolitan Police's Serious Crime Group. She was awarded an MBE for her services to policing in 2005

Craig returned to the London Marathon after the accident in 2001. She is said to be the first woman to have competed as a runner and as a wheelchair racer. She did two hour-long swims.

Craig served in the police for 31 years,