Ronald "Ron" Lloyd Volmer (born November 22, 1935) is an American

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who competed in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He broke a world swimming record for the 50 yard butterfly and held that record for approximately 15 minutes. He was born in

Downey, California Downey is a city located in Southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program. It is also the home of ...

. Volmer was a water polo players for

UC Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of Californi ...

while a student there. He obtained a medical degree from Berkeley and practiced as an optometrist in

Manhattan Beach, California Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast south of El Segundo, California, El Segundo, west of Hawthorne, California, Hawthorne and Redondo Beach, California, Red ...

. He was married to Judith Hodge (Volmer) and had three children Dana, Brian, and Wendy. Volmer was a member of the American water polo team which finished seventh in the 1960 tournament. He played four matches and scored four goals. In 1990, he was inducted into the

USA Water Polo Hall of Fame The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 ...

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* 1935 births Living people American male water polo players California Golden Bears men's water polo players Olympic water polo players for the United States Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Downey, California {{US-waterpolo-bio-stub