Robert Morrison

Russell John Morrison (died 4 June 2013 in Adelaide) was a Paralympic swimmer from Australia. He was a classified "5" competitor at the 1972 Heidelberg Paralympics representing Australia in backstroke, freestyle and medley events. He won two bronze medals in the 100 m freestyle and 3 x 50 m medley. At the 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Dunedin, New Zealand he won four gold medals in swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Front Class 4 (Commonwealth record time), Men's 50m Freestyle Back Class 4 (Commonwealth record time), Men's 3 x 50m Individual Medley Class 4 and Men's 3 x 50m Medley Relay. References Male Paralympic swimmers for Australia Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia 2013 deaths Medalists at the 1972 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Australian male freestyle swimmers Australian male backstroke swimmers Australian male medley swimmers 20th-century Australian people Place of birth missing