Samantha Riley

Samantha Linette Pearl Riley OAM (born 13 November 1972) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She is of Aboriginal descent. She specialised in breaststroke and competed for Australia in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning three medals. She trained under Scott Volkers at the Commercial Swimming Club in Brisbane. She was the first Indigenous Australian to win an Olympic medal.

Samantha Riley
Personal information
Full nameSamantha Linette Pearl Riley
National teamAustralia
Born (1972-11-13) 13 November 1972
Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubCommercial Swimming Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta4×100m medley
1992 Barcelona100m breaststroke
1996 Atlanta100m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
1994 Rome 100m breaststroke
1994 Rome 200m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
1995 Rio 100m breaststroke
1995 Rio 200m breaststroke
1995 Rio 4x100m medley
1999 Hong Kong 4x100m medley
1993 Palma 100m breaststroke
1993 Palma 200m breaststroke
1999 Hong Kong 100m breaststroke
Pan Pacific Championships
1995 Atlanta 200m breaststroke
1995 Atlanta 4x100m medley
1997 Fukuoka 100m breaststroke
1997 Fukuoka 200m breaststroke
1991 Edmonton 100m breaststroke
1991 Edmonton 200m breaststroke
1993 Kobe 100m breaststroke
1993 Kobe 4x100m medley
1997 Fukuoka 4x100m medley
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria 100m breaststroke
1994 Victoria 200m breaststroke
1994 Victoria 4x100m medley
1998 K.Lumpur 200m breaststroke
1998 K.Lumpur 100m breaststroke
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