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Samantha Linette Pearl Riley OAM (born 13 November 1972) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She is of Aboriginal descent. [1] [2] 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.
May 22, 2009 · 19. 9.6K views 14 years ago. Australian star Samantha Riley claims gold, in a world record time, in the 100m breastroke at the 1994 World Swimming Championships in Rome | Riley's time of 1:07...
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Samantha Riley, is an Australian swimmer who won 3 medals during the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. Learn more about Samantha's Olympic journey and achieveme...
- November 13, 1972
Feb 15, 2001 · Samantha Riley, one of Australia's most admired swimmers, announced her retirement from the sport in 2001. She won three Olympic medals, two World titles and three world records in her career spanning over a decade.
Apr 5, 2023 · Samantha Riley is the only First Nations swimmer to claim a medal at the Olympics. English speakers call it Thursday Island. Swimming Australia hopes a pilot program being trialled there will deliver a First Nations champion at the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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02 ! 03 ! Samantha Riley is a swimmer who has competed for Australia. She competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Riley was highly regarded as Australia's top female breaststroker in the 1990s. At her Olympic debut in 1992, she set a historic mark as the first indigenous Australian...
Australian Samantha Riley beats out the might of the Chinese to take gold in the 200m Breastoke at the 1994 World Championships in Rome | Riley swims a time of 2.26.87 | World record holder...
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