Bob McGregor

Robert Bilsand McGregor, MBE (born 3 April 1944), nicknamed the "Falkirk Flyer", is a Scottish former competitive swimmer.

For the Scottish footballer, see Bob McGregor (footballer).

Bob McGregor
MBE
McGregor in 1966
Personal information
Full nameRobert Bilsand McGregor
Nickname(s)"Bob", "Bobby", "The Falkirk Flyer"
Born (1944-04-03) 3 April 1944
Falkirk
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubChinook Aquatic Club

Swimming career

He 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

He 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

References
  1. Bobby McGregor. sports-reference.com
  2. Bob McGregor, MBE. Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
  3. "Commonwealth Games Federation Athlete Search". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  4. "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Swimming Championships." Times, 30 Aug. 1963, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  5. ""Strong British Challenge To Australian Swimmers." Times, 17 Sept. 1962, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
  6. "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "World's Fastest Can Swim Faster Still." Times, 2 Sept. 1963, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
  7. "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Meagre Swimming Team For Tokyo." Times, 24 Aug. 1964, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
  9. ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.


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