12 year old competitor in women ' s amateur skating championship . The Women ' s Amateur Skating Championships have opened at the Ice Club , Westminster . thirteen girls , varying in age from 10 to the early twemties , are competing . Among them is Miss Cecilia Colledge , 15 year old runner up to Sonje Hemie at the Olympic Games . Photo shows , Leile Belita Japson Turner , aged 12 , in action . 23 March 1936