Robert William Bale (born 19 July 1990) is an English swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Rob Bale
Personal information
Full nameRobert William Bale
Nickname"Rob"
National team Great Britain
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 34)
Manchester, England
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubUniversity of Stirling

Bale was born in Manchester,[1] and raised in Lancaster, Lancashire. He attended Ripley St Thomas School and first swam with the Carnforth and District Swimming Club (Carnforth Otters).[2][3]

He made his first world championship team for the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, competing in the 4x200-metre freestyle relay final as Great Britain finished seventh.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was a member of the British men's team that finished sixth in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Team GB, Athletes, Robert Bale. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Lancaster-born swimmer Rob Bale is hoping to make the most of the Olympics", Lancashire Life, 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Lancaster swimmer Bale: Phelps race 'amazing to be part of'", The Visitor, 3 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Rob Bale", BBC. Retrieved 25 August 2013.