1. Brenda Fisher was an English long-distance swimmer.
11 Facts About Brenda Fisher
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Brenda Fisher was fed every hour keeping up a rate of 25 strokes a minute rising to 30 as she approached England.
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Brenda Fisher only learned of her time when she landed in England.
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Brenda Fisher broke the previous women's record of 13:20 set by Florence Chadwick a year earlier.
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In 1956, Brenda Fisher completed and won the 29-mile River Nile Swim, then at the fastest time.
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Brenda Fisher was asked to attend the Royal Command Performance and she was given the Sportswoman of the Year Award.
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In September 1956, Brenda Fisher took part in the 32-mile Lake Ontario swim from Niagara to Toronto, completing in 18 hours and 50 minutes, 2 hours and 6 minutes faster than the previous record set by Marilyn Bell.
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Brenda Fisher attempted the Ontario swim again in 1957 but retired after 12 hours 43 minutes, during a thunder storm which threatened to sink her support boats.
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Brenda Fisher married Paddy Johnson, footballer with Grimsby Town FC After retiring, she became a swimming teacher in Grimsby.
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Brenda Fisher received in 2018 the British Empire Medal, as part of the Queen's New Year Honours list, for her achievements in the sport of swimming.
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Brenda Fisher died from complications of a stroke on 2 August 2022, at the age of 95.