Education
University of Iowa.
University of Iowa.
Ris was a star swimmer at Crane Technical High in Chicago. Ris was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1966. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Mission Viejo, California.
Ris won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. He received his first gold medal as a member of the winning United States. team in the men"s 4×200-meter freestyle relay, and set a new world record of 8:46.0 with American teammates Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf and Bill Smith. In individual competition, he won a second gold in the men"s 100-meter freestyle (573), finishing a half-second ahead of United States. teammate Alan Ford (578). He was the National Collegiate Athletic Association national champion in the 100-yard freestyle in 1948 and 1949.
He then attended the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Iowa Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and swam for the Iowa Hawkeyes swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and Big Ten Conference competition from 1947 to 1949.
