Mayor reflects on two amazing Channel swims 23 years apart
“I had this skill, so I wanted to put it to good use,” says Councillor Dr Julie Bradshaw MBE as she talks about her amazing swim career.
It is at this time of year that Cllr Bradshaw, the Mayor of Charnwood, finds herself reflecting on two of her most remarkable achievements.
Forty-five years ago – on August 19, 1979 she swam the English Channel at the tender age of 15. It took her 10 hours and nine minutes.
And 23 years later, on August 5, 2002, she achieved the feat once again but this time swimming butterfly rather than front crawl.
Her finishing time set a world record for the fastest swim across the Channel using that stroke, and it still stands.
Cllr Bradshaw combined her sporting feats with fund-raising and was awarded an MBE in 2006 for “Services to Swimming and Charity.”
Her fund-raising efforts have continued and in her role as Mayor this year, she is helping chosen charities Dogs Trust Loughborough and Living Without Abuse.
Cllr Bradshaw is planning several fund-raising events drawing upon both her sporting past and her career as a Life Coach. She is offering organisations the chance to book her for a motivational talk, with the proceeds going to her chosen charities.
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