Bernadette Swinnerton
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| Born | 12 August 1951 Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Bernadette Swinnerton is a former
Cycling
In addition to the
Family
Bernardette Swinnerton was born in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent during 1951, the eldest of seven children. The Swinnerton family were a cycling family, Swinnerton Cycles was founded in 1915, in Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. Roy Swinnerton (1925-2013 and a national grass champion in 1956) and his wife Doris (née Salt) took over the shop in 1956 and set up a cycling club called Stoke ACCS during 1970.[2]
Bernadette's brother Paul was a three times British track champion, her sister Catherine was a two times British road race champion, Margaret, Mark and Bernard were all British internationals and Frances also competed for the club.[2]
Career
Bernardette Swinnerton retired after 40 years of teaching, spending the last 17 years of her career as a headteacher in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent. She has 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
Brno. Czechoslovakia
- 1969
- 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
References
- ^ "Ken's Bike Shop: Audrey McElmury: The First American to Win the World Road Cycling Championship". Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ^ a b "ABOUT US". Swinnerton cycles.
External links
- Bernadette Swinnerton at Cycling Archives