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Hall of Fame

Robert Tanner

Robert Tanner

  • Class
    1941
  • Induction
    2007
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Swimming and Diving
As one of the first great swimmers in Lords history, Robert Tanner helped put Kenyon College swimming on the map. A breaststroke specialist, Tanner's crowning swim came at the 1940 NCAA Championship at Yale University, where he placed eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke event. He won six Ohio Athletic Conference individual titles while leading the Lords to four-consecutive conference team championships.
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