Career
He also competed in the medley relay, missing bronze by 0.1 of a second, the 100-metre butterfly, finishing eighth in the final and the 200-metre butterfly being eliminated in the heats. Then at night time we"d get into the diving pools and search the bottom for any loose change."
He later went onto become a professional coach commencing at the Indooroopilly Swimming Club in 1977 until his retirement in 2013. In 2004 in honour of his dedication and commitment to swimming, the community bestowed the honour of naming the swimming pool at Indooroopily after Robert Cusack.