Susan Rolph (born 15 May 1978) is a female former

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and

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from Great Britain.

Swimming career

Rolph was one of the dominating forces in the 1990s of British women's swimming. Her Commonwealth Games medal haul consists of three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. She represented England in four events, winning a

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in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, at the

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in Victoria, Canada. Four years later she represented England in five events and gained a medal in all five including two gold medals, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a four times winner of the British Championship in the 50 metres freestyle (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998), four times winner of the

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(1994, 1995, 1998, 1999) and the 200 metres freestyle champion in 2000. She also won the 50 metres butterfly title in 1994 and was six times champion in the 200 metres medley (1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000).

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FINA athlete profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rolph, Sue 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne English female swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Swimmers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games English female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming

Swimming career

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