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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.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Ray Ruddy ). Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 He competed in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and placed sixth in event final with a time of 5:25.0.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games, ( Men's 400 metres Freestyle Final ). Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 He also finished fourth overall in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle in a time of 21:05.0.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games, ( Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle Final ). Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 Ruddy was born in New York City, the son of 1904 Olympic swimmer Joe Ruddy.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Joe Ruddy ). Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 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.〔HickokSports.com, Sports History, ( NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Champions ). Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, he was a member of the ninth-place U.S. water polo team.〔 Ruddy died as a result of brain injuries sustained in an accident fall in 1938; he was 27 years old.〔"( Ray Ruddy, Olympic Swim Star, Killed By Plunge Down a Flight of Stairs )," ''The New York Times'' (December 5, 1938). Retrieved March 28, 2013.〕 ==See also== * List of Columbia University alumni 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Ruddy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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