Fiona Southwell
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Fiona Southwell (born 14 July 1958) is a British open water swimmer, an open water swimming coach, and a member of the Half Century Club.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- She serves as an administrator and is on the board of directors of the Channel Swimming Association.
- She serves as an open water swimming coach with SwimTrek.
- On 18 August 2019, she crossed the English Channel from England to France in 19 hours 22 minutes at the age of 51 to join the Half Century Club under the auspices of the Channel Swimming Association.
- She was awarded the Rosemary George Trophy for the most meritorious swimmer of 2019 because of the 12 boats on the English Channel on 18 August, she was the only swimmer to finish a crossing.
- She is a Patron of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.