Scot Robison

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Scot Robison
Personal information
Born (1988-12-05) December 5, 1988 (age 35)
Sport
SportSwimming
EventFreestyle
Medal record

Scot Robison (born December 5, 1988) is an American former swimmer.[1]

Robinson, a freestyle specialist from Charlotte, North Carolina, was a varsity swimmer for the Virginia Cavaliers.[2] He won relay gold medals at the 2009 Universiade and 2011 Pan American Games, for the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle respectively. At the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, Robison featured in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle team, which secured a bronze medal. In 2012 he was an alternate for the U.S. Olympic squad after placing seventh in the 100 m freestyle at the trials, where he had surprised with the fastest swim in the heats.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "MSS: Scot Robison". Swimming World. March 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Fowler, Scott (May 6, 2012). "Swimmers hope for Olympic splash". The Charlotte Observer. p. 6A.
  3. ^ "Robison leads 100 free prelims at US swim trials". WCNC. June 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Keith, Braden (July 3, 2012). "Scot Robison, American Olympic Alternate". SwimSwam.