Herman August Ringler ’35

THOUGH HE DID not have an opportunity to prove it, Herman Ringlet may have been Princeton's most talented diver ever. Certainly his colleagues on the freshman and varsity teams would agree he was the best at the time. But, he dropped out of Princeton at the end of freshman year to support his wife.

Herman was a nationally prominent diver long before he came to Princeton. His career began in 1925 at Northeast H.S. in Philadelphia and the Penn Athletic Club. In 1926, he won the Middle Atlantic Championship; in 1927, the first of three consecutive Nat. Interscholastic Championships; and in 1928, he was named to the AllAmerican Interscholastic Swimming Team, and he placed fifth on the Olympic team. He was unable to compete because the underfunded Olympic committee could afford to send only four divers to Amsterdam.

In 1935, Herman forfeited his amateur standing to manage the Garden Court Pool in Philadelphia, to participate in diving exhibitions, and to teach and coach other divers. In later life, he engaged in the sign business, and for 10 years, he supervised the silkscreensign department of Acme Market.

After a period of failing health, Herman died Sept. 27, 1993, in Medford, N.J. He is survived by his widow, Lorna; a daughter; a son; five grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and two sisters.

The Class of 1935