English Channel Swim Success for Mark Sowerby
Since August 2014 Australian based Mark Sowerby has been training hard to swim the English Channel to raise funds for Starlight Children’s Charity. Over the year he has been helped on his journey and with his training by various people...
Water Contamination in Lancashire – Open Water Swimming?
A parasite called Cryptosporidium has been found in water supplies in Lancashire and people are having to boil water before they can even drink it. United Utilities, are responsible for water supply in the affected areas of Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde,...
Interview with Adrian Chiles on Open Water Swimming 28 July
r. Julie Bradshaw MBE was speaking with Adrian Chiles about Open Water Swimming and her experiences since she began in 1977. Adrian had previously been to interview Julie at her Endless Pool in Loughborough a short while before her Manhattan...
Mark’s English Channel Qualifying Swim at Windermere
Australian Mark Sowerby has been coming over to the UK to receive coaching from Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE for his planned English Channel Swim next month. He is raising money for Children’s Charity, Starlight for whom he is hoping to...
Charity English Channel Swim to Raise Money for Rainbows
Swimming champion and multiple world record holder, Dr Julie Bradshaw MBE, is encouraging people from across Leicestershire to take part in a charity summer swim to help raise money for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People. Swimmers of any...
Windermere Open Water Swimming Camp June 2015
Open Water Swimmers of all ages and abilities (including prospective Channel and Windermere solo swimmers) came to the recent Windermere Open Water Swimming Camp from 19th to 21st June held at Lake Windermere. The swimmers were based at the beautiful...
Dr. Julie Bradshaw Re -Elected as Councillor in Loughborough
Whilst the national results heavily influenced election results in local areas, Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE, emerged victorious yet again much to her relief as a Councillor for Charnwood Borough Council Together with former councillor Mary Draycott MBE, they had worked...
“Madfish” Julie Out of Water to help Archie in Charity Event
Loughborough’s own World Record and English Channel Swimming superstar, Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE (nicknamed ‘Madfish’) is going the extra mile this time on land rather than in water. She is joining a host of celebrities, including Daniel Whiston (Dancing On...