Robert Hooper (swimmer)

Robert Hooper
Personal information
Full name Robert Percy Hooper
National team  Canada
Born (1918-09-11)September 11, 1918
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Robert Percy Hooper (born September 11, 1918) is a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian team which finished seventh in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay. In the 400-metre freestyle, as well as in the 1500-metre freestyle, he was eliminated in the first round. At the 1934 Empire Games he was a member of the Canadian team which won the gold medal in the 4×200-yard freestyle event. Four years later at the Empire Games in Sydney he won the silver medal with the Canadian team in the 4×220-yard freestyle competition.

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