Bobbie Robertson

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Bobbie Robertson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1949 [1]
Scotland
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event
 Backstroke
ClubLeith Amateur Swimming Club

Bobbie Robertson (born c.1949) is a former international swimmer from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Robertson was a member of the Leith Amateur Swimming Club [2] and won both the senior and junior Scottish backstroke titles at the 1965 Scottish Championships. [3] She then broke the Scottish record at the 1965 British Championships. [4]

Robertson represented the Scotland team [5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where she participated in three events and finished fourth in the 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Fiona Kellock, Ann Baxter and Eleanor Stewart. [6]

In March 1969 she was living at Blink Bonny Avenue, Blackhall in Edinburgh and became engaged to Hugh Russell before marrying in October. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sixteen-year-old Bobbie Robertson" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 26 February 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Record Attempt by Bobbie Robertson" . Forfar Dispatch. 13 May 1965. p. 4. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Black wins despite demonstrations" . The Scotsman. 19 July 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Jean Was Seciond" . Motherwell Times. 13 August 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team" . The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Engagement" . West Lothian Courier. 7 March 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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