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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Maurice Ruddy |
| Nickname | "Ray" |
| National team | 
United States |
| Born | August 31, 1911 New York, New York |
| Died | December 4, 1938 (aged 27) New York, New York |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, water polo |
| Club | New York Athletic Club |
| College team | Columbia University |
Raymond Maurice Ruddy (August 31, 1911 – December 4, 1938) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [1] He competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and placed sixth in event final with a time of 5:25.0. [1] [2] He also finished fourth overall in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle in a time of 21:05.0. [1] [3]
Ruddy was born in New York City, the son of 1904 Olympic swimmer Joe Ruddy. [4] He attended Columbia University in New York, where he was a member of the Columbia Lions swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He won the 1930 NCAA national championships in the 440-yard freestyle with a time of 4:55.6. [5]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, he was a member of the ninth-place U.S. water polo team. [1]
Ruddy died as a result of brain injuries sustained in an accident fall in 1938; he was 27 years old. [6]
In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. [7] [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ray Ruddy. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games, Men's 400 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games, Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Joe Ruddy. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ HickokSports.com, Sports History, NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions Archived 2002-02-23 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ " Ray Ruddy, Olympic Swim Star, Killed By Plunge Down a Flight of Stairs," The New York Times (December 5, 1938). Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Ray Ruddy (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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- 1911 births
- 1938 deaths
- American male freestyle swimmers
- American male water polo players
- Columbia Lions men's swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for the United States
- Olympic water polo players for the United States
- Swimmers from New York City
- Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Deaths from head injury