Brenda Sherratt
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Brenda Sherratt after swimming across Loch Ness in 1966. Photo by UPI Cablephoto.
Brenda Sherratt is a British open water swimmer who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1970 as an Honour Swimmer. She was coached by Tom Pocklington.
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- At the age of 18, Sherratt became the first person to swim 36.2 km (22.5 miles) across the length of Loch Ness in Scotland in 31 hours 41 minutes on 26-28 July 1966 to join the 24-hour club.
- Her build up to her Loch Ness crossing included a 5 km Bala swim, 8 km Coniston, 18 km Windemere crossing where she started as a 17-year-old and finished as an 18 year old, and 16 km two way crossing of Coniston.
- Sherratt recently retired after nearly 40 years of swim coaching, but she is still mentoring in the Cub Scouts.
External links
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers from 1950 to 2020
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2010's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 2000's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1990's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1980's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1970's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1960's
- The Best Open Water Swimmers of the 1950's
- The Triple Crown Of Lake Monster Swims
- The World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- A Giant Of The Sport, Joe Grossman
- Brenda Sherratt's Historical Swim Across Loch Ness
- International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Origins
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation History
- Alper Sunaçoğlu Goes Far And Dreams Big - Members of the 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Brenda Sherratt's Birthday Swim To Remember
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
- The Unprecedented Crossing Of Loch Ness
- Channel Twenty-one, Brenda Sherratt
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- WPMSF Led To IMSHOF
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation website
