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| Born | 25 January 1952 Isle of Man [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.
In 1972 she swam for Everton SC. She originated from Fairfield, Liverpool, and attended Calder High School for Girls. [2]
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. [3] She competed in these events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m medley in 1968. [4]
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. [5] [6] [7] At the ASA National British Championships she won the 1969 220 yards freestyle title [8] 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. [9] [10] [11]
She retired in 1973 to pursue a career in business. [12]
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ratcliffe was practicing yoga and was a vegetarian. [1] [13] Her father was a yoga teacher. [1]
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