Bruce Richard Robertson, CM (born April 27, 1953) is a male former freestyle and

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swimmer from Canada,.

Swimming career

Robertson competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in

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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. A specialist in the butterfly stroke, his greatest achievement was winning the 100-metre butterfly race at the

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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, and was honoured with the

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. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. Despite being of Canadian nationality he won the ASA National British Championships title over 100 metres butterfly in 1971. He currently lives in Manotick, Ontario, Canada. and swims with the Nepean Masters Swim Club in

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, Ontario and holds Canadian national age-group records in the 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle.

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Bruce Robertson
at Swimming Canada * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Bruce 1953 births Living people Olympic swimmers of Canada Canadian male butterfly swimmers Canadian male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swimmers from Vancouver Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Olympic silver medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games

Swimming career

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