Bernadette Swinnerton

Bernadette Swinnerton

Personal information
Born	(1951-08-12) 12 August 1951 Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Team information
Discipline	track
Role	Rider
Medal record Representing Great Britain Women’s Cycling UCI Road World Championships 1969 Road race British National Track Championships 1968 sprint 1969 sprint 1970 sprint 1971 sprint

Bernadette Swinnerton is a former English racing cyclist. She came second in the 1969 Road World Championship road race in Czechoslovakia, 1m 10s behind Audrey McElmury.

Cycling

In addition to the silver medal at the 1969 UCI Road World Championships she won four British National Track Championships in the sprint event. She was also National grass track champion in 1968, 1970, 1971.

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.

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.

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

External links

• Bernadette Swinnerton at Cycling Archives (archived)