Robert Bennett (swimmer)

Robert Bennett

Personal information

Full name

Robert Bennett

Nationality

United States

Sport

Swimming

Stroke(s)

Backstroke

College team

Southern California

Medal record

Men's swimming
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze	1960 Rome	100 m backstroke
Bronze	1964 Tokyo	200 m backstroke

Robert Bennett was an American swimmer and two-time Bronze medal winning Olympian.

Bennett attended the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American swimmer for three years (1963–65); he graduated in 1965.^[1]

He competed for the United States in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. For the 1960 Rome games he won the Bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke; then, at the 1964 Tokyo games he won a second Bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke.^[2]

References

^ USC Mens Swimming & Diving All-Americans, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904-2008, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 27, 2008.

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