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British swimmer
Samantha Purvis (born 24 June 1967) is a retired British
swimmer.
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.
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[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).
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References
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^ 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.
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"1986 Athletes". Team England.
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"1990 Athletes". Team England.
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"Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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""Swimming." Times, 17 Aug. 1984, p. 18". Times Digital Archive.
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""For the Record." Times, 31 July 1987, p. 33". Times Digital Archive.
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"Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 24 Aug. 1985, p. 26". Times Digital Archive.
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""Swimming." Times, 20 Aug. 1984, p. 17". Times Digital Archive.
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"Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 26 Aug. 1985, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
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"Downes, Steven. "Selectors juggle numbers for Bonn." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 31". Times Digital Archive.
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