Samantha Purvis
Samantha Purvis (born 24 June 1967) is a female retired British swimmer.
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Born | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | 24 June 1967|||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
Purvis competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2] Four years later she represented England in the butterfly and medley events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] She also won the ASA National Championship title in the 100 metres butterfly three times (1984, 1985, 1987) [5][6][7] and the 200 metres butterfly three times (1984, 1985, 1989).[8][9][10]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Samantha Purvis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ""Swimming." Times, 17 Aug. 1984, p. 18". Times Digital Archive.
- ""For the Record." Times, 31 July 1987, p. 33". Times Digital Archive.
- "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 24 Aug. 1985, p. 26". Times Digital Archive.
- ""Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1984, p. 17". Times Digital Archive.
- "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 26 Aug. 1985, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
- "Downes, Steven. "Selectors juggle numbers for Bonn." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
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