Robert Bilsand McGregor, MBE (born 3 April 1944), nicknamed the "Falkirk Flyer", is a Scottish former competitive swimmer.
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| Full name | Robert Bilsand McGregor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Bob", "Bobby", "The Falkirk Flyer" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1944 Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chinook Aquatic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swimming career
editHe competed in eight events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 100-metre freestyle in 1964, and finished fourth in the 100-metre freestyle and 4×100-metre freestyle relay in 1968.[1] He was a second favourite for the 1963 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. In 2002 he was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.[2] Olympic selectors could not believe that he trained in a 25-metre pool in Falkirk when the selectors arrived to critique him prior to the Tokyo Olympics.
McGregor competed at the 1962 and 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal on each occasion in the 110-yard freestyle.[3]
He is a six times winner of the British Championship in 100 metres freestyle (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968 and 1968). In the 1963 event he set a world record in the heats (54.4 sec) and the final (54.1 sec).[4] He also won the 1963 200 metres freestyle.[5][6][7][8][9]
Personal life
editHe retired from swimming in 1968 and now works as an architect in Glasgow. He lives in Helensburgh with his wife and family.[2] His father, David McGregor, was an Olympic water polo player.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bobby McGregor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Bob McGregor, MBE". Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation Athlete Search". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Swimming Championships." Times, 30 Aug. 1963, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 30 August 1963. p. 4.
- ^ ""Strong British Challenge To Australian Swimmers." Times, 17 Sept. 1962, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 17 September 1962. p. 4.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 2 September 1963. p. 3.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Meagre Swimming Team For Tokyo." Times, 24 Aug. 1964, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 24 August 1964. p. 3.
- ^ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 12 September 1966. p. 6.
- ^ ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". The Times. Times Digital Archive. 14 August 1967. p. 12.
External links
edit- Video of Bobby McGregor competing in 1963
- Bob McGregor at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
- Bob McGregor at Team GB
- Bob McGregor at Olympedia (archive)
- Robert McGregor at World Aquatics
- Robert McGregor at Team Scotland
- Robert B. McGregor at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Robert Bilsand McGregor at Olympics.com
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