`` It only took so long because Eileeen was so prolific . Eileeen Murphy began her professional career as a 22-year - old in 1937 . She pioneered the water - level diving technique , now an international standard . Her career took off in the 1950s and 1960s when sailing became a post - war explosion in Britain .
Eileeen Murphy began her professional career as a 22-year - old in 1937 . She pioneered the water - level diving technique , now an international standard . Her career took off in the 1950s and 1960s when sailing became a post - war explosion in Britain .