Birth Date: | 1 April 1982 |
Birth Place: | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Weight: | 70 kg |
University: | University of Western Ontario |
Occupation: | Sports fashion entrepreneur |
Position: | Loose forward |
Amatteam1: | Western Mustangs |
Amatteam2: | Peterborough Pagans |
Amatteam3: | Velox Valkyries |
Clubs1: | British Columbia |
Repyears1: | 2004–present |
Repcaps1: | 25 |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2012 |
Coachteams1: | Victoria Vikes |
Barbara Mervin (born April 1, 1982) is a Canadian rugby union player also known affectionately as Swevin Mervin.[1] She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2] [3] She broke a bone in her right hand in 's first World Cup match against 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. She also founded a clothesline company called Aptoella Rugby Apparel.[5]