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.

[1] 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.

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