Robert Scott Jackson (born March 5, 1957) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented the United States at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

in Montreal, Quebec. He placed sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.69 seconds.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Bob Jackson
Retrieved November 18, 2012. Two years later he won the gold medal in the same event at the

1978 World Aquatics Championships The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the City-state, free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978. Women's Water Polo competed as an exhibition sport. Medal table *Record(*) Results Diving ;Men ;Women S ...

in Berlin, Germany.

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1957 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers Arizona Wildcats men's swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Sportspeople from Alhambra, California Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in swimming 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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