Leslie Rich

Leslie Rich
Personal information
Full nameLeslie George Rich
National teamUnited States
Born(1886-12-29)December 29, 1886
Somerville, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 1969 (aged 82)
Dade City, Florida
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBrookline Swimming Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London 4x200 m freestyle

Leslie George Rich (December 29, 1886 – October 1969) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Born December 29, 1886, Rich grew up in Massachusetts, and began his swimming career at the Brookline Swimming Club outside Boston.[1]

1908 Olympics

Rich won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 11:02.8, together with teammates Harry Hebner, Leo Goodwin and Charles Daniels. Individually, he finished fourth in the men's 100-meter freestyle.[2]

In the 1912 Olympics, Rich was scheduled to swim the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle, but did not participate.[1]

He died in October 1969 in Dade County, Florida.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Olympedia Biography, Leslie Rich". Olympedia.org. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leslie Rich". Olympedia. Retrieved April 11, 2021.



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