Robert 'Bert' Wardrop (born 26 May 1932) is a male former

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who competed for Great Britain and Scotland.

Career

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 The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He represented Scotland and won a

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in the 330 yards medley relay event, at the

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in Vancouver. He won the 1952 ASA National British Championships 110 yards backstroke title. He is the twin brother of Jack Wardrop and the pair learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They were members of the Motherwell Amateur Swimming & Water Polo Club.

References

1932 births Living people Scottish twins Scottish male swimmers British male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Great Britain Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Male backstroke swimmers Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-swimming-bio-stub