19th world record medley relay channel swim September 2010
Julie FLYING to a 19th Record Swim Two years after first deciding to ‘go for a Channel Medley Relay swim, celebrations are in order
World’s best backing free swimming offer
A new scheme to offer free swimming for elderly and young people at Charnwood Borough Council-owned pools has been backed by one of the world's…
Julie Bradshaw in 18th world record Swim Lake Taupo January 5/6th 2009
A world record swim and a visit to the dentist!
2007 – The Lough Erne Challenge – another record for Julie
Last year it was butterfly in the UK’s lakes and lochs, but this month, Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, became the scene of a new venture – the challenge was 50 miles through some of Ireland’s scenic waterways,...
2007 – Julie Bradshaw breaks record on Windermere
On a cold, rainy weekend of August 18th and 19th, marathon swimmer, Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE created yet another world record this time on Lake Windermere, Cumbria. Windermere is England’s largest lake at 10.55 miles long. Not content with one...
2006 – Doctor of the Deep
rom MBE to doctor in a year – what’s the secret of champion swimmer Julie Bradshaw’s success? (Jacqueline Morley reports...) There’s got to be a joke in the fact that one of Britain’s best long distance swimmers has a new...
Looking back on 2006: From MBE to Doctor in a year
It hardly seems like a year ago since the press bombarded me with congratulations on the announcement that I had been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for my ‘Services to Swimming and Charity’. Whilst I’ve...
2006 – New butterfly record on Lough Erne, Ireland
“That’s an endurance feat in its own right”, commented a canoeist at the evening reception of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Annual Lough Erne Championship. His question to me had been how many strokes had I done in my latest...