Bruce Robertson (swimmer)

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Bruce Robertson
Personal information
Full nameBruce Richard Robertson CM CPA CA CITP
National teamCanada
Born (1953-04-27) April 27, 1953 (age 71)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubCanadian Dolphin Swim Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 4×100 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Mexico City 100 m butterfly
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 4×200 m freestyle

Bruce Richard Robertson, CM (born April 27, 1953) is a male former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Canada,.

Swimming career

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Robertson competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich. There he won the silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly, and bronze in the 4×100-metre medley relay, alongside Erik Fish, William Mahony and Robert Kasting.[1][2]

A specialist in the butterfly stroke, his greatest achievement was winning the 100-metre butterfly race at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade – the first world championship swimming performance by a Canadian in over 60 years. Robertson also swam on the third place 4×100-metre medley relay team there. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, he won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals. In 1973, he was named male Athlete of the Year[citation needed], and was honoured with the Order of Canada.[3] He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.[4]

Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships title over 100 metres butterfly in 1971.[5]

He currently lives in Manotick, Ontario, Canada. and swims with the Nepean Masters Swim Club in Barrhaven, Ontario and holds Canadian national age-group records in the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Robertson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2006.
  3. ^ "Recipients". June 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Recipients". June 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Fox, Norman (August 6, 1971). "Fox, Norman. "Brinkley on target, June Green aims high." Times, 6 Aug. 1971, p. 8". The Times. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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