Bob Lord (swimmer)

Bob Lord

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1945-06-05) 5 June 1945 (age 80) Coventry, England
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	City of Coventry SC
Medal record Men's swimming Representing   England British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 4×110 yd freestyle

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

1. 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.
2. Bob Lord, Olympedia
3. "FROM A SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Stimulus For Swimmers." Times, 16 Aug. 1965, p. 2". Times Digital Archive.
4. "West girls in Empire games swim team" . Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "1966 Athletes". Team England. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
6. "England's Golden Girls Lift" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 9 August 1966. p. 31. Retrieved 13 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
8. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Diving (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 December 2025.