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Full name | Robert Scott Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Bob" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alhambra, California | March 5, 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Camden Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Arizona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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