Shelagh Ratcliffe

Shelagh Hudson Ratcliffe (born 25 January 1952) is a retired British swimmer.

Shelagh Ratcliffe
Personal information
Born (1952-01-25) 25 January 1952
Liverpool, England
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubEverton Swimming Club, Liverpool

Swimming career

She won bronze medals in the 200 metres and 400 metres medley at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She competed in these events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m medley in 1968.[2]

She also represented England and won a silver medal in the 200 metres medley and a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 1969 220 yards freestyle title [6] and was eight times champion in the medley events winning both the 220 yards medley and 440 yards medley titles in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970.[7][8][9]

She retired in 1973 to pursue a career in business.[10]

References

  1. Shelagh RATCLIFFE. les-sports.info
  2. Shelagh Ratcliffe. sports-reference.com
  3. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "STILL, ATHOLE. "Swimming." Times, 9 Aug. 1969, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ""Swimming." Times, 11 Aug. 1969, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ""Swimming." Times, 10 Aug. 1970, p. 10". Times Digital Archive.
  10. David Prentice (16 May 2012). Merseyside’s 100 Olympians: No.72 Shelagh Ratcliffe. Liverpool Echo

See also

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