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

Career

Purvis competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

and the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. She represented

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and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in

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. Four years later she represented

in the butterfly and medley events, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in

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. She also won the ASA National Championship title in the 100 metres butterfly three times (1984, 1985, 1987) and the 200 metres butterfly three times (1984, 1985, 1989).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Purvis, Samantha 1967 births Living people British female swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sunderland Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 20th-century British women Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games