Bob Sreenan

Bob Sreenan

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1934-05-07) 7 May 1934 (age 91) Manchester, England
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	Freestyle
Club	Dundee Whitehall
Medal record Representing Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 4×220y relay

Robert Christie Sreenan (born 7 May 1934) is a British former swimmer. Sreenan competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Sreenan was a member of the Dundee Whitehall Swimming Club ^[2] and won the 1957 ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title. ^[3]

He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team ^[4] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the 440y freestyle, 1650y freestyle and 4×220y freestyle relay ^[5] and won a silver medal. ^[6]

In October 1958 he won the 400 yards Bologna Trophy but was disqualifed for touching the end rail which the organisers had forgotten to remove. ^[7]

References

1. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "Scots Swimmers for Moscow" . Sunday Post. 2 June 1957. p. 28. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ""Four Swimming Records." Times, 11 Sept. 1957, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.
4. "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
6. "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
7. "Winner Thirty Yards behind!" . Daily Mirror. 27 October 1958. p. 21. Retrieved 14 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.