Date of birth | April 1, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Western Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Sports fashion entrepreneur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barbara Mervin (born April 1, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player also known affectionately as Swevin Mervin.[1] She represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] She broke a bone in her right hand in Canada's first World Cup match against Spain and missed out on the rest of the World Cup in France.[4] Mervin was a member of the Canadian sevens team that won the 2012 Las Vegas Sevens.
Mervin graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor's degree in art history and she also has a diploma in fashion design from the Pacific Design Academy in Victoria, British Columbia.
Mervin coaches the University of Victoria Vikes.[1] She also founded a clothesline company called Aptoella Rugby Apparel.[5]