Robert Bennett (swimmer)
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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.
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.
United States
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swimmer and two-time Bronze medal winning Olympian.
Bennett attended the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where he was an All-American swimmer for three years (1963–65); he graduated in 1965.
He competed for the United States in the 1960
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
and 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
. 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.