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Samantha Purvis

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Samantha Purvis
Personal information
Born (1967-06-24) 24 June 1967 (age 57)
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 100m butterfly

Samantha Purvis (born 24 June 1967) is a retired British swimmer.

Career

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 17 Aug. 1984, p. 18". Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 31 July 1987, p. 33". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 24 Aug. 1985, p. 26". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ ""Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1984, p. 17". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 26 Aug. 1985, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
  10. ^ "Downes, Steven. "Selectors juggle numbers for Bonn." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
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