Bobby McGregor MBE - Swimming
Born 1944, Inducted 2002
McGregor moved to Falkirk at an early age and became known as the 'Falkirk Flyer'. He first represented Scotland at swimming aged 16.
He set a new world record for the 110 yards of 53.6 seconds in 1964. In the same year, he captained the British swimming team at the Olympics in Tokyo and won a silver medal in the 100m freestyle.
In 1966, in the space of five weeks he won a Commonwealth Games silver medal and a European Championships gold medal, then broke his own world record for the 110 yards at the British Championships in 53.3 seconds.
McGregor retired from competitive swimming after the 1968 Olympics.
- 1964 Olympic Games, Silver, 100m freestyle
- 1964, 1966 world record holder 110 yards freestyle
- 1966 Commonwealth Games, Silver, 110 yards freestyle
- 1966 European Championships, Gold, 110 yards freestyle