Samantha Roberts

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Samantha Roberts
Personal information
NationalityAntiguan
Born (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. [1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
College team University of Western Ontario [2]

Samantha Roberts (born 21 April 2000) is an Antiguan swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she ranked 57th with a time of 27.95 seconds. [3] She did not advance to the semifinals. She was the youngest member of Antigua and Barbuda's 2016 Olympic team. [4]

She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5]

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References

  1. "Samantha Roberts". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. "Mustang to Olympian: 4th Year Student Samantha Roberts to Represent Antigua & Barbuda in Women's 50M Freestyle". Western Mustangs Sports. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. "Samantha Roberts". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. "Antigua and Barbuda". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. "Swimming ROBERTS Samantha". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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