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Neil Harper

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Neil Harper
Personal information
Born (1965-02-21) 21 February 1965 (age 59)
Pembury, Kent, England
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh medley relay

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

Early life

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

Career

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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]

References

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  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.
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