Bob Lord (swimmer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1945 Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | City of Coventry SC | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Thomas "Bob" Lord (born 5 June 1945) is a male British former swimmer who competed in four events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
Lord won the 1965 British championship over 100 metres freestyle.[3]
Lord represented the England team[4] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[5] where he participated in the 110y freestyle and 4 x100 relay.[6][7] He won a bronze medal with Tony Jarvis, John Martin-Dye and Michael Turner in the 4 x 110 yards freestyle relay.[8]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Lord Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Bob Lord, Olympedia
- ^ "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "England's Golden Girls Lift". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 13 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2025.