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Born | Isle of Man [1] | 25 January 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Everton Swimming Club, Liverpool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shelagh Hudson Ratcliffe (born 25 January 1952) is a retired British swimmer.
Ratcliffe was born on the Isle of Man and later moved to Liverpool. [1] She won bronze medals in the 200 metres and 400 metres medley at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. [2] She competed in these events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m medley in 1968. [3]
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. [4] [5] [6] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 1969 220 yards freestyle title [7] 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. [8] [9] [10]
She retired in 1973 to pursue a career in business. [11]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ratcliffe was practicing yoga and was a vegetarian. [1] [12] Her father was a yoga teacher. [1]
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Born | Isle of Man [1] | 25 January 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Everton Swimming Club, Liverpool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shelagh Hudson Ratcliffe (born 25 January 1952) is a retired British swimmer.
Ratcliffe was born on the Isle of Man and later moved to Liverpool. [1] She won bronze medals in the 200 metres and 400 metres medley at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. [2] She competed in these events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m medley in 1968. [3]
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. [4] [5] [6] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 1969 220 yards freestyle title [7] 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. [8] [9] [10]
She retired in 1973 to pursue a career in business. [11]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ratcliffe was practicing yoga and was a vegetarian. [1] [12] Her father was a yoga teacher. [1]