Cynthia Shaddick
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 12 July 1944[1] West Glamorgan, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Breaststroke |
| Club | Swansea SC |
Cynthia Eileen Shaddick (born 12 July 1944) is a former Welsh swimmer who specialised in breaststroke and competed at two Commonwealth Games in 1958 and 1962.
Biography
[edit]Shaddick was born in West Glamorgan, Wales, and broke the Welsh junior record over 110 yards breaststroke.[2] In April 1958, she won the breaststroke event in the international match gainst Germany to celebrate the opening of the new Wales Empire Pool.[3]
She represented the Welsh team[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event.[5]
She swam for the Swansea Swimming Club[6] and represented Wales again at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[7]
In 1965 she married Richard Beresford in Swansea.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shaddick, Cynthia E." Free BMD. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "They swim for Wales". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 31. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh winners". Western Mail. 19 April 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "The Welsh Swimming Team". Pontypridd Observer. 19 July 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cynthia Shaddick". Western Mail. 21 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Marriages Sep 1965". Free BMD. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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