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Samantha Mills (born 23 March 1992) is an Australian diver. Mills was a gymnast through her childhood and early teens, briefly turned to pole vaulting before switching to diving. At the
2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...
, she won the gold medal in the Women's 1m and teamed with
Esther Qin Esther Qin (; born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian retired diver. Personal life Qin was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China to a Zhuang family. Her family moved to Australia in 2009, as her father had found a position as a chef. ...
to win the silver medal in the Women's 3m Synchronized. In December 2014, she won the Women's 3m at the Australian Diving Championships. At the
2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Aquatics Championships, FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia host ...
in
Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
, Russia, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 3m Synchronised with
Esther Qin Esther Qin (; born 18 November 1991) is a Chinese-born Australian retired diver. Personal life Qin was born in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China to a Zhuang family. Her family moved to Australia in 2009, as her father had found a position as a chef. ...
. In 2015, she is a
South Australian Institute of Sport Sport plays an important role in the business, community, social and cultural life in South Australia. Sport as entertainment plays an important role with South Australia having the second highest rate of event attendance of all states and terri ...
scholarship holder and coached by Michel Larouche.


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Australian female divers Living people World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving Universiade medalists in diving 1992 births FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia Universiade silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade South Australian Sports Institute alumni 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people Sportswomen from South Australia {{Australia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub