Samantha Mills

Samantha Mills
Personal information
Born (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992
Port Noarlunga, South Australia
Sport
Country Australia
Medal record
Women's Diving
Representing  Australia
World Championships
2015 Kazan 3m synchronized
Universiade
2013 Kazan 1m springboard
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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