fullname article_title strokes birth_date
robert james abernethy robert abernethy
 freestyle 1971
robert abernethy

robert james abernethy -lrb- born 1971 -rrb- was an australian swimmer specialising in freestyle sprint events .
he is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1993 fina short course world championships in palma de mallorca , spain .
he also competed for his native country at the 1995 summer universiade in fukuoka , japan .
on 23 june 2000 , he was awarded the australian sports medal .
