Bert and Jack Wardrop, 1952

The Wardrop twins, born in 1935, learned to swim at Motherwell Baths. They both competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Museum reference:
1990-100
Associated with:
Motherwell Baths · High Road, Motherwell, Scotland · Olympic Games,


Dimensions:
height: 820mm
width: 665mm
Materials:
Wood, Paper, Glass
Inscriptions:
OLYMPIC GAMES BERT WARDROP 1952 BACK CRAWL JACK WARDROP 1948:1952:1956 WORLD RECORDS 200ms FREESTYLE 2mins 3.4secs. 200yds. 2 mins 3.4secs. 400yds MEDLEY 4mins 36.9 secs.

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