Robert Kasting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist
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Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About Robert Kasting
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- Kasting (born August 28, 1950) is a Canadian former competition swimmer who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events.
- Kasting represented Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4x100-metre medley relay, together with Canadian teammates Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson and William Mahony. He also competed at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and won silver medals in both the 4x110-yard freestyle and the 4x220-yard freestyle.
- He also won two silver medals and a gold medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay, 4x200-metre freestyle relay, and the 4x100-metre medley relay, respectively.
- At the 1972 Olympic Games he finished in 10th place in both the 100-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly.Kasting attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was a member of the Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Ivy League competition from 1970 to 1972.
- He was the Bulldogs team captain as a senior in 1972. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta.
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