Judy Samuel

Judy Samuel
Personal information
Full nameJudith Veronica Samuel
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1943-08-02) 2 August 1943 (age 83)
Puttalam, British Ceylon
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSurrey Ladies
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1958 Budapest4×100m freestyle

Judith Veronica Samuel (born 2 August 1943) is a retired British freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships.

Samuel represented the English team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.

At the 1960 Olympics Games in Rome, she was part of the British team that was fifth in the 4 × 100 m relay.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judy Samuel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
  3. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2025.