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Brenda Fisher was born on 9 June, 1927 in Scartho, Lincolnshire, England, is an English swimmer (1927–2022). Discover Brenda Fisher's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?
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95 years old |
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Gemini |
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9 June 1927 |
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9 June |
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Scartho, Lincolnshire, England |
| Date of death |
2 August, 2022 |
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Oman
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Brenda Fisher Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Brenda Fisher Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Brenda Fisher worth at the age of 95 years old? Brenda Fisher’s income source is mostly from being a successful swimmer. She is from Oman. We have estimated Brenda Fisher's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Brenda Fisher (9 June 1927 – 2 August 2022) was an English long-distance swimmer.
In 1951 she broke the women's world record for swimming the English Channel becoming a celebrity and she was given the British Sportswoman of the Year Award.
Fisher was born and raised in Scartho, North East Lincolnshire, the daughter of a Grimsby trawler skipper, learned to swim at the age of 9, and initially became a speed swimmer.
On 17 August 1951 she was the 23rd swimmer of the English Channel from France to England, completing in a new record women's time of 12 hours 42 minutes.
She was fed every hour keeping up a rate of 25 strokes a minute rising to 30 as she approached England.
She only learned of her time when she landed in England.
She broke the previous women's record of 13:20 set by Florence Chadwick a year earlier.
A crowd of 60,000 turned out to welcome her back to Grimsby.
Fisher swam the Channel again in 1954, and was the first woman ashore.
Fisher, with Stanley Baker, was one of the judges in the 1954 Prestatyn "Easy To Love" Bathing Beauty Contest.
Fisher married Paddy Johnson, footballer with Grimsby Town F.C. After retiring, she became a swimming teacher in Grimsby.
In 1956, Fisher completed and won the 29 mi River Nile Swim, then at the fastest time.
Fisher was asked to attend the Royal Command Performance and she was given the Sportswoman of the Year Award.
In September 1956, Fisher took part in the 32 mi 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, during a thunder storm which threatened to sink her support boats.
In 2015, her biography was published.
Blonde In Deep Water was written by local journalist Lucy Wood.
In 2016, she appeared on the BBC Television series Flog It!, to sell her Clarice Cliff 'Inspiration' vase at auction and in June 2018 she appeared on Antiques Roadshow with her collection of swimming memorabilia.
A blue plaque in her honour was erected in Grimsby in 2017.
Fisher died from complications of a stroke on 2 August 2022, at the age of 95.
Fisher received in 2018 the British Empire Medal, as part of the Queen's New Year Honours list, for her achievements in the sport of swimming.
