 Robert James Abernethy akaberekwa muna 1971 aive mutambi wekushambira wekuAustralia aive nyanzvi mumitambo yemahara. Iye anonyanya kuzivikanwa nokuda kwekukunda menduru yebronze panguva yekutanga 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships muPalma de Mallorca, Spain. Akakwikwidzawo nokuda kwenyika yokumusha kwake pa 1995 Summer UniversiademuFukuoka, Japan. 