What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Brenda Fisher born Grimsby 1927. Long distance swimmer. To celebrate her 1951 record breaking swim of the English Channel 12 hours & 42 mins. Recorded plaque organisation: Grimsby, Cleethorpes & District Civic Society.
Brenda Fisher was a notable long-distance swimmer who set a record by swimming the English Channel in 12 hours and 42 minutes in 1951, highlighting her endurance and skill in open water swimming.
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