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.
In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.
See also List of Columbia University alumni
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