{{short description|British swimmer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Use British English|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Judy Samuel | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Judith Veronica Samuel | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|8|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Puttalam, British Ceylon | death_date = | death_place = | height = 171 cm | weight = 63 kg | strokes = Freestyle | club = Surrey Ladies | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country | {{GBR2}} }} {{Medal|Competition | European Championships}} {{Medal|Silver | 1958 Budapest | 4×100m freestyle}} | show-medals=y }}
'''Judith Veronica Samuel''' (born 2 August 1943) is a retired British freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Judy Samuel |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/judy-samuel-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203221906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/judy-samuel-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016}}</ref>
== Biography == She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimecw.htm EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)]. gbrathletics.com</ref>
Samuel represented the English team<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3034/71/all |title=Wales Cardiff 1958 |website=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=16 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115055851/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3034/71/all |archive-date=2021-11-15}}</ref> at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19580528/105/0011 |title=Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |p=11 |date=28 May 1958 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref> where she competed in the 440 yards freestyle event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54413 |title=Athletes and results |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013145149/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/54413 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes |title=1958 Athletes |publisher=Team England}}</ref>
At the 1960 Olympics Games in Rome, she was part of the British team that was fifth in the 4 × 100 m relay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/47137 |title=Biographical information |website=Olympedia |access-date=17 October 2025}}</ref>
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