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- Brenda_Fisher abstract "Brenda Fisher (born 1927, Grimsby) is an English long-distance swimmer.Fisher was born and raised in Grimsby, the daughter of a Grimsby trawler skipper, learned to swim at the age of 9, and initially became a speed swimmer.In 1951 she was the 23rd swimmer of the English Channel from France to England, completing in the then record women's time of 12 hours 42 minutes, 73 minutes faster than the previous women's record set by Jenny James, and winning a £1000 Daily Mail first prize. Other reports state the previous record was held by Florence May Chadwick. Fisher swam the Channel again in 1954, and was the first woman ashore.In 1956, Fisher completed and won the 29-mile (47 km) River Nile Swim, then at the fastest time.In September 1956, Fisher took part in the 32-mile (51 km) 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. At that point, she was the third person in history to complete the swim. She attempted the Ontario swim again in 1957 but retired after 12 hours 43 minutes.Fisher, with Stanley Baker, was one of the judges in the 1954 Prestatyn "Easy To Love" Bathing Beauty Contest.Brenda Fisher married Paddy Johnson, footballer with Grimsby Town F.C. After retiring, she became a swimming teacher in Grimsby.".
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