Shelagh Hudson Ratcliffe (born 25 January 1952) is a retired British swimmer.
Early life In 1972 she swam for Everton SC. She originated from Fairfield, Liverpool, and attended Calder High School for Girls.Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 30 September 1967, page 15
Swimming career
Ratcliffe was born on the Isle of Man and later moved to Liverpool. She won bronze medals in the 200 metres and 400 metres medley at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. She competed in these events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the 400 m medley in 1968.
She also represented England and won a silver medal in the 200 metres medley and a bronze medal in the 400 metres medley, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the ASA National British Championships she won the 1969 220 yards freestyle title and was eight times champion in the medley events winning both the 220 yards medley and 440 yards medley titles in 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970.
She retired in 1973 to pursue a career in business.David Prentice (16 May 2012). Merseyside’s 100 Olympians: No.72 Shelagh Ratcliffe. Liverpool Echo.
Personal life
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ratcliffe was practicing yoga and was a vegetarian. Her father was a yoga teacher.
References
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (women)