Max Ritter

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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Richard Max
Ritter (November 7, 1886 – May 24, 1974) was a German freestyle and
backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the
1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Magdeburg and died in Montgomery,
Pennsylvania. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100
metre backstroke competition. Four years later at the 1912 Olympics he
was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metre freestyle event.
In the 400 metre freestyle competition he won his heat in the first
round and advance to the next round but he did not start in his
semi-final heat. He was also a member of the German relay team which
finished fourth in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay event.