Ralph Breyer, Robert Skelton, Johnny Weissmuller in 1925
Personal information
Full name
Ralph Theodore Breyer
National team
United States
Born
(1904-02-23)February 23, 1904 Chicago, Illinois
Died
May 8, 1991(1991-05-08) (aged 87) Thousand Oaks, California
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Freestyle
College team
Northwestern University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1924 Paris
4x200 m freestyle relay
Ralph Theodore Breyer (February 23, 1904 – May 8, 1991) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion.[1] Breyer represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He won a gold medal as a member of the first-place record breaking U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event. He also competed in the qualifying heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle, and recorded a time of 5:22.4 setting a new Olympic record. The relay team consisted of members Harry Glancy, Wally O'Connor, Johnny Weissmuller, Dick Howell and Ralph Breyer, while other members of the US team included brothers Sam and Duke Kahanamoku. Breyer attended Northwestern University and led his team to two NCAA and three Big Ten championships. Individually, he earned four NCAA championships. His team remained undefeated in dual meets. In 1925 he was the recipient of the Big Ten medal of honor. Breyer married Marguerite Gullicksen of Chicago, Illinois and had two children, William Charles Breyer and Robert Theodore Breyer. In March 1985, he was among the first athletes inducted into the NU Wildcats Hall of Fame.
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v t e 1924 USA Olympic swimming team Men's Team RalphBreyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell Duke Kahanamoku Samuel Kahanamoku Warren Kealoha Bill Kirschbaum...
v t e 1924 USA Olympic swimming team Men's Team RalphBreyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell Duke Kahanamoku Samuel Kahanamoku Warren Kealoha Bill Kirschbaum...
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