Samantha Purvis
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| Born | 24 June 1967 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
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Samantha Purvis (born 24 June 1967) is a retired British swimmer.
Early life
She lived in Chilton, County Durham, but moved to Hartburn, County Durham in 1984.[1]
Career
Purvis competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3] Four years later she represented England in the butterfly and medley events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] She also won the ASA National Championship title in the 100 metres butterfly three times (1984, 1985, 1987) [6][7][8] and the 200 metres butterfly three times (1984, 1985, 1989).[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ Newcastle Journal Friday 17 August 1984, page 6
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
External links
- Samantha Purvis at World Aquatics
- Samantha Purvis at Olympedia
- Samantha Purvis at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Samantha Purvis at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- English female butterfly swimmers
- British female butterfly swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Sunderland
- People from Chilton, County Durham
- Sportspeople from Stockton-on-Tees
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen