Robert Foster

Robert Bagley Foster (February 22, 1891 – August 25, 1960) was an American swimmer and business executive. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Early life Foster was born on February 22, 1891 in Evanston, Illinois. He was the son of Lillian Eliza Foster (née Bagley) and Adelbert Merton Foster, founder of the Foster-Forbes Glass Company.

Foster attended Mercersburg Academy, where he graduated in 1909. He became the first Mercersburg student who competed at the Olympics, which he did before graduating high school. He trained with the Illinois Athletic Club.

After returning from the 1908 Olympics, he initially worked for his father's company, Foster-Forbes Glass. He later returned to England with his first wife Josephine Ramsey, where he was worked for the family company Colgate-Palmolive.