Bobbie Robertson

Bobbie Robertson

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c.1949 [1] Scotland
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Event	Backstroke
Club	Leith 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. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
7. "Engagement" . West Lothian Courier. 7 March 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 14 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.