Neil Harper

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Neil Harper
Personal information
Born (1965-02-21) 21 February 1965 (age 59)
Pembury, Kent, England
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh medley relay

Neil Harper (born 21 February 1965) is a British retired swimmer.

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Early life

Harper attended Millfield School from 1979 to 1984, and was head boy. [1]

Career

Harper competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2] He represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres medley relay, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, in addition to competing in the 100 metres backstroke event. [3] [4] He also won the 1986 ASA National Championship title in the 100 metres backstroke. [5]

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References

  1. "Hall of Fame". Millfield School . Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Harper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ""Mother is the inspiration." Times, 2 June 1986, p. 38". Times Digital Archive.