Bert Wardrop
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1932 Motherwell, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke/freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Motherwell AS&WPC | ||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Matthew Mann | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former swimmer who competed for Great Britain and Scotland.
Biography
[edit]Wardrop was a standout swimmer at the University of Michigan under Head Coach Matthew Mann. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
He represented the Scottish team[2] and won a bronze medal in the 330 yards medley relay event, at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver.[3] He won the 1952 ASA National British Championships 110 yards backstroke title.[4]
He is the twin brother of Jack Wardrop[1] and the pair learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They were members of the Motherwell Amateur Swimming & Water Polo Club.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ↑ "McQuillan and Pat Devine for Canada". Dundee Courier. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ↑ ""Swimming." Times, 27 Sept. 1952, p. 9". Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ↑ "Motherwell's Olympian Swimmers". Culture NL Museums.
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