Bobbie Robertson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1949[1] Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Event | Backstroke |
| Club | Leith Amateur Swimming Club |
Bobbie Robertson (born c.1949) is a former international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Robertson was a member of the Leith Amateur Swimming Club[2] and won both the senior and junior Scottish backstroke titles at the 1965 Scottish Championships.[3] She then broke the Scottish record at the 1965 British Championships.[4]
Robertson represented the Scotland team[5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she participated in three events and finished fourth in the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Fiona Kellock, Ann Baxter and Eleanor Stewart.[6]
In March 1969 she was living at Blink Bonny Avenue, Blackhall in Edinburgh and became engaged to Hugh Russell before marrying in October.[7]
References
- ^ "Sixteen-year-old Bobbie Robertson". Ireland's Saturday Night. 26 February 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Record Attempt by Bobbie Robertson". Forfar Dispatch. 13 May 1965. p. 4. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Black wins despite demonstrations". The Scotsman. 19 July 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jean Was Seciond". Motherwell Times. 13 August 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Engagement". West Lothian Courier. 7 March 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.