Cynthia Shaddick

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Cynthia Shaddick
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born12 July 1944 [1]
West Glamorgan, Wales
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Breaststroke
ClubSwansea SC

Cynthia Eileen Shaddick (born 12 July 1944) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in breaststroke and competed at two Commonwealth Games in 1958 and 1962.

Biography

Shaddick was born in West Glamorgan, Wales, and broke the Welsh junior record over 110 yards breaststroke. [2] In April 1958, she won the breaststroke event in the international match gainst Germany to celebrate the opening of the new Wales Empire Pool. [3]

She represented the Welsh team [4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event. [5]

She swam for the Swansea Swimming Club [6] and represented Wales again at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. [7]

In 1965 she married Richard Beresford in Swansea. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Shaddick, Cynthia E." Free BMD. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "They swim for Wales" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Welsh winners" . Western Mail. 19 April 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Welsh Swimming Team" . Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Cynthia Shaddick" . Western Mail. 21 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Marriages Sep 1965". Free BMD. Retrieved 17 October 2025.


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