Robert Hurley is an Australian swimmer and former world record holder in the short-course (25m) 50 metres backstroke. In 2009 he won a bronze medal as a team member on the 4x200m freestyle relay at the FINA World Championships in Rome.

Hurley is a middle and distance freestyle specialist.

2008 World Championships (SC)

Hurley competed at the 2008 World Short Course Championships in Manchester, England. He swam in six events and picked up a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay as a heat swimmer.

2008 World Championships (SC) events
Final medal count: 1 (1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)
Event	Time	Place
50m backstroke	24.09	14th
100m backstroke	51.19	8th
200m backstroke	1:54.31	12th
400m freestyle	3:48.19	13th
4×100m medley relay	3:27.51	4th
4×200m freestyle relay	6:55.65	Gold

2009 World Championships

Hurley picked up a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay behind the USA and Russian Federation, he swam the second leg. Other events contested included 400m freestyle (11th), 800m freestyle (10th), 1500m freestyle (14th) and 100m backstroke (32nd).

2009 World Championships 2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...  events
Final medal count: 1 (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze)
Event	Time	Place
100m backstroke	55.18	32nd
400m freestyle	3:46.01	11th
800m freestyle	7:50.65	10th
1500m freestyle	15:14.75	14th
4×200m freestyle relay	7:05.56	Bronze

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