ABOUT JULIE BRADSHAW

Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE is a qualified Teacher and Swimming Teacher and lectures part-time at Loughborough University in the Sport and Exercise Department. She is also a Professional Psychological Therapist/Counsellor, and a Coach and Trainer of NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis. Julie is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is CRB checked. In her spare time Julie is Secretary of the Channel Swimming Association Ltd, where she shares her experience and expertise, enabling swimmers to achieve their dream of swimming the English Channel (http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com), the Blue Riband of Marathon Swimming.

Julie’s illustrious swimming career began at the age of 15, when she became the fastest British Junior to swim the English Channel (see records section). Her world record collection began in the 1980’s and included a 4 Way Lake Windermere solo swim in 23 hours 17 minutes. This continued through the 90’s (her ‘butterfly’ exploits began) and into this decade. In 2002, she achieved her 12^th world record with the legendary butterfly solo swim of the English Channel in 14 hours 18 minutes.

Her reputation had earned her several prestigious Honours. In 2004 she was nominated for the Sunday Times Inspirational Award and in 2006 Julie was awarded an MBE for her ‘Services to Swimming and Charity’ and the same year Loughborough University in recognition of her outstanding achievements conferred upon her an Honorary Doctorate. And 2007, saw Julie recognized further with a place in the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale, USA.

Julie continues to excel in sport (see news and records section) and this excellence extends into all other areas of her life. She gains great pleasure out of helping children, students, adults and athletes, watching them transform their lives and maximizing their potential.