Val Parsons

Roger Parsons and Val Parsons in 2015

Val Parsons (née Taylor) (born in Birmingham, England on 11 June 1950) is a British marathon swimmer and administrator. She moved to Spain after her competitive career was completed. She is married to Roger Parsons in 1976 and they both became Honor Administrators in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in the Class of 1990.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

She was inducted in 1990 as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
She was the 2004 recipient of the Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award, an award given by the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
After her retirement as one of England’s premier marathon swimmers, Parsons turned her efforts to the administration of the sport and eventually became the Honorary Chairman of the British Long Distance Swimming Association.
She assisted in the organization of the the Lake Windermere International 25K swim held every four years.