Samantha Mills

Australian diver

Samantha Mills
Personal information
Born (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)
Port Noarlunga, South Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 3m synchronized
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 1m springboard
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 3m synchronized

Samantha Mills (born 23 March 1992) is an Australian diver.

Mills was a gymnast through her childhood and early teens, briefly turned to pole vaulting before switching to diving.[1] At the 2013 Summer Universiade, she won the gold medal in the Women's 1m and teamed with Esther Qin to win the silver medal in the Women's 3m Synchronized.[2] In December 2014, she won the Women's 3m at the Australian Diving Championships.[3]

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 3m Synchronised with Esther Qin.[4]

In 2015, she is a South Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and coached by Michel Larouche.[5]

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Kym (29 May 2013). "SA's Sam Mills is intent on making a splash". The Advertiser. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Port Noarlunga diver Samantha Mills wins two medals at World University Games". Adelaide Now. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Samantha Mills wins Australian Open Diving Championships title, defeating Commonwealth Games gold medallist Esther Qin". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Women's 3m Synchro Springboard" (PDF). 16th FINA World Championships website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Diving". South Australian Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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Universiade diving champions in women's 1 metre springboard
  • 1991 – 1993: Yu Xiaoling (CHN)
  • 1995: Helga Lindner (GER)
  • 1997: Lu Haisong (CHN)
  • 1999: Yuliya Pakhalina (RUS)
  • 2001: Guo Jingjing (CHN)
  • 2003 – 2005: Wu Minxia (CHN)
  • 2007: Noemi Batki (ITA) and Mariya Voloshchenko (UKR)
  • 2009: Dong Jun (CHN)
  • 2011: Shi Tingmao (CHN)
  • 2013: Samantha Mills (AUS)
  • 2015: Zheng Shuangxue (CHN)
  • 2017: Dolores Hernández (MEX)
  • 2019: Song Shoulin (CHN)
  • 2021: Chen Jia (CHN)


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