Udos Choice Alternative Sports Personality of the Year Awards

In response to the BBC’s male dominated nominations for the Sports Personality of the Year Awards, we thought that it would be a nice idea to hold an ‘Alternative’ Sports Personality of the Year Awards in order to recognise the top performing female sporting athletes of 2011 - so we have selected the following athletes who we think deserve to be short listed.

The winning athlete will be selected by you so please browse the following summary of their 2011 achievements and place your vote at the bottom of this page. Once you have voted you will see how each athlete is fairing. Voting is open until 29th February 2012.

This competition is just a bit of fun but the serious point it demonstrates is the breadth and depth of female talent we have in Great Britain and we will let the winner know that you have selected them.

Helen Jenkins

Helen Jenkins is a British professional World Champion Triathlete from Bridgend. Helen stormed to victory in the Triathlon ITU World Championships in Vancouver in 2008, since when she has shown exceptional consistency. Helen ended 2009 ranked fifth in the world and over fourth in the world in 2010. This year has been a fabulous year for Helen winning her second ITU Triathlon Series World Champion title in Beijing in September. Helen also won the Olympic test event at Hyde Park in August - securing her a place at the London 2012 Olympics. Helen’s ultimate goal is to win gold on home soil at the Olympics in 2012.

Carol Streeter

Carol Streeter is a British professional NPA Champion bodybuilder from Tonbridge, Kent. Carol began competing in 2004 where she won her first 1^st place finish at the INBF World Championships in New York. Carol has since become six times NPA British Champion and has won the overall British Champion award four times. In 2006, Carol competed in the NPA Yorkshire Qualifier winning 1^st place, this success continued at the NPA Heart of England in 2007 where she won 1^st place. This year saw Carol win 1^st place at the Natural Physique Association (NPA) Mike Williams Classic and her sixth 1^st place finish at the NPA British Championships.

Sarah Stevenson

Sarah Stevenson is a British professional Taekwondo World Champion from Doncaster. Sarah became World Champion in 2001, the first British Taekwondo World Champion ever. Sarah has since become four times European Champion and World silver medallist in 2005. In 2008, Sarah competed in Beijing winning bronze and becoming one of the most memorable athletes from the Beijing games. Sarah’s most recent success came in May 2011 by becoming World Champion for the third time, she is now hot favourite for the gold medal at London 2012.

Hayley Turner

Hayley Turner is Britain’s number 1 female Jockey from Nottingham. Hayley became the first female rider to ride 100 UK Flat race winners during a calendar year (a huge achievement for any rider), when winning on 'Mullitovermaurice' at Wolverhampton on 30 December 2008. Since then, Hayley has enjoyed the most successful spell of her career and this year she has ridden her first two Group One winners on ‘Dream Ahead’ in July and ‘Margot Did’ at York's Ebor Festival.

Keri-Anne Payne

Keri-Anne Payne is a British professional World Champion swimmer from Heywood, Greater Manchester. Keri-Anne is a two-time World 10 km Open Water champion and an Olympic silver medallist. She won silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, Keri-Anne won the 10km swim. In 2011 in Shanghai, she reclaimed the World Championship in the 10 km Open Water event, becoming in the process the first British athlete in any sport to confirm qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

GBR Match Race Girls Sailing Team

The GBR Match Race Girls are Britain's World Champions in Women’s Sailing and will be competing for gold in the London Olympic Games in 2012. The team is made up of Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor who have been competing together since the start of 2011. The trio won their first ISAF World Cup gold in Hyeres in April, before claiming silver at June’s Skandia ‘Sail for Gold’ World Cup Regatta. In December, the British crew guaranteed at least a silver medal at the World Championships in Perth after a 3-2 win over the French crew. With a new coach and sponsors, the team are now focusing on taking home Gold at the 2012 Olympics.

England Netball Team

The England Netball Team are the World Series Champions beating reigning champions New Zealand 33-26 at Liverpool's Echo Arena in November 2011. They had finished fourth in the group stages, but defeated Australia in the semi-finals before the final win over the Silver Ferns. After winning bronze at the World Championships this summer and bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2010, the England Netball team has really pulled together towards the end of 2011 making them closer than ever of becoming world’s number one Netball team.

Jessica Ennis

Jessica Ennis is a British professional Heptathlon champion from Sheffield. In 2006, Jessica competed in her first season as a senior athlete, when she won bronze at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. In May 2007, Jessica equalled the 25-year-old British High Jump record by jumping 1.95m, and also broke the British under-23 record. In 2008 Jessica suffered a fracture to her ankle but she made a successful heptathlon comeback, becoming a double World Champion, winning Gold medals in Berlin 2009 and Doha 2010. In July 2010 she also added the European Championship Gold medal to her collection, scoring a personal best and Championship record. In August 2011 Jessica competed at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea where she won silver capping off another great season.

England Women’s Rugby Team

The England Women’s Rugby team recently won the Nations Cup, a sixth successive Six Nations triumph and a runners up place at the 2010 World Cup played on English soil for the first time in the tournaments 19 year history. The team continue to demonstrate their strength beating world champions New Zealand with a 2-0 series win at the finals of the three-test series in December 2011. The victory came after a 10-0 win at Twickenham, followed by a 21-7 triumph at Esher and finally a 8-8 draw at the final match. The team's outstanding performance enabled the series victory over world champions New Zealand.

Chrissie Wellington

Chrissie Wellington is a British professional Ironman Triathlete World Champion. Chrissie is a four time Ironman World Champion winning in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She is the first British athlete to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championship not to mention winning the title for three consecutive years. After falling ill in 2010, this year saw Chrissie win her fourth Ironman World Championship title in Hawaii in October. Chrissie is also the only triathlete, male or female, to have won the World Championship less than a year after turning professional, a great achievement for any athlete.