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Samantha Riley

1972 - Today

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Samantha Linette Pearl Riley (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Samantha Riley is the 559th most popular swimmer (down from 505th in 2024), the 997th most popular biography from Australia (down from 925th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Samantha Riley ranks 559 out of 709. Before her are Nicolò Martinenghi, Qin Haiyang, Jessica Vall, Cameron McEvoy, Brooke Bennett, and Jérémy Stravius. After her are Karen Clark, Madeline Groves, Takeshi Matsuda, Éva Risztov, Johan Kenkhuis, and Annie Lazor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Samantha Riley ranks 1,351. Before her are Imaani, Amy Weber, Mike Kohn, Mark Kinsella, Denise Lewis, and Karl Pilkington. After her are Karen Clark, Clayton Ince, Steph Cook, Trisha Fallon, Kimya Dawson, and LaMont Smith.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Samantha Riley ranks 997 out of 1,143. Before her are Alisa Camplin (1974), Penny Taylor (1981), Nicole Pratt (1973), Andrew Florent (1970), Cameron McEvoy (1994), and Maeve Dermody (1985). After her are Levi Miller (2002), Richard Garcia (1981), Madeline Groves (1995), Grant Schubert (1980), Michael Thwaite (1983), and Adrienne Pickering (1981).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Samantha Riley ranks 42. Before her are Emma McKeon (1994), Melanie Schlanger (1986), Linda Mackenzie (1983), Alicia Coutts (1987), Jessica Ashwood (1993), and Cameron McEvoy (1994). After her are Madeline Groves (1995), Brenton Rickard (1983), Leisel Jones (1985), Ariarne Titmus (2000), Libby Trickett (1985), and James Magnussen (1991).

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