Julian “Tex” Robertson was born in Sweetwater, Texas in 1909.  At the age of 13 Tex learned to swim in a flooded creek and practiced in a horse trough.  The next year Tex won his first race.  Many more victories would follow as Tex perfected his skills.  In 1926 he was YMCA National Champion.  He represented the United States Water Polo Team in the 1932 Olympics.  From 1933 to 1935 Tex set new Collegiate and AAU records in winning individual and team National Championships for the University of Michigan.
            Tex returned to Texas in 1935 to coach swimming at The University of Texas.  During that time he was called to duty in WWII to oversee the training of the U.S. Navy underwater demolition teams.  During his 13 years as coach, the Longhorns would win 13 conference championships and finish strong in the national rankings.  In 1950 he was selected as NCAA Coach of the Year.  Several of his swimmers would go on to represent the United States in the Olympics.
            In 1939 Tex married Pat Hudson and together they founded Camp Longhorn.  In the camps 1st year they had 1 camper and 16 UT swimmers serving as counselors.  To date they have had over 80,000 campers attend their 2 camps.  Camp Longhorn remains one of the premier summer camps in the United States.  While continuing his successful camping career he had a vision for the future of all Texas swimming.  He created WETS (Working Exes for Texas Swimming), TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming) and pioneered High School swimming in Texas. 
           Since coming to Burnet, Tex has been a champion of the community’s youth.  He taught children to swim for many years at Inks Lake.  In 1963 he was instrumental in bringing the first public swimming pool to Burnet which hosted the small High School Sate Championships for 30 years. Also, the first Girls High School and College State Championship meets were held in Burnet’s pool in 1968.  Tex  competed at the Masters level for many years.  Some of his Masters World Records still stand today. He was presented the gold medallion upon his induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in May 2003