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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 2004 Orpington, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | NC State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bromley SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamryn van Selm (born 27 January 2004) is an English international swimmer. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. [1] [2]
Van Selm was educated at Newstead Wood School, Millfield School [3] and the North Carolina State University and swims for the Bromley Swimming Club. She joined the British Swimming World Class Programme in 2020. At the 2022 British Swimming Championships she reached the final of the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle events. [4]
In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she competed in three events; the women's 200 metres freestyle, finishing in 13th place, the women's 400 metres freestyle and the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay, where she won a bronze medal. [1]
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