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

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. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He represented Scotland and won a

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in the 330 yards medley relay event, at the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the event that would eventually become known as the Commonwealth Games, the second post-war G ...

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 backstroke 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 bronze medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games swimmers for Scotland Sportspeople from Motherwell Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers British expatriate swimmers in the United States Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{UK-swimming-bio-stub