Ralph Flanagan (swimmer)

Ralph Flanagan
Personal information
Full name Ralph Drew Flanagan
National team  United States
Born December 14, 1918
Los Alamitos, California
Died February 8, 1988 (aged 69)
Los Alamitos, California
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Greater Miami Athletic Club
College team University of Texas

Ralph Drew Flanagan (December 14, 1918 – February 8, 1988) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics during the 1930s.[1]

As a 13-year-old at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Flanagan competed in the semifinals of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.[1][2] Four years later at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, he won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay.[1][3] Individually, he finished fourth in the men's 400-meter freestyle and fifth in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle.[1][4][5]

Flanagan was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1978.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ralph Flanagan. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games, Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games, Men's 400 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games, Men's 1,500 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Ralph Flanagan (USA). Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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