Le Biografie di Infobridge

Nato il 14 ottobre del 1914 in Polonia si trasferì in Inghilterra con la famiglia quando aveva 6 anni e fu un giocatore di caratura internazionale che, tuttavia, viene ricordato maggiormente per essere stato il capitano non giocatore della Squadra inglese che, ai Campionati del Mondo del 1965, a due turni dalla fine e dopo aver parlato con Boris Shapiro, ritirò la più famosa delle coppie inglesi dalla competizione (l'altro giocatore era Terence Reese).

Al ritorno in Patria, Swimer fu salutato come un eroe da una parte dell'opinione pubblica britannica, e come un tanghero incapace di difendere i suoi giocatori, dall'altra.

Al di là di questo spiacevole episodio, negli anni '60 e '70 Ralph formò un forte coppia con Dick Preston con il quale vinse alcuni titoli Nazionali e tra essi anche la Gold Cup. Vinse anche 4 volte la Tollemache ed il Crockfords.

Born on 14 October 1914 in Poland, he moved to England with his family when he was 6 years old and was an international player who, however, is best remembered for being the non-playing captain of the English team that, at the World Championships of 1965, with two rounds to go and after talking to Boris Shapiro, he withdrew the most famous of the English couples from the competition (the other player was Terence Reese).

Upon returning to his homeland, Swimer was hailed as a hero by one part of British public opinion, and as a brawler unable to defend his players, on the other.
Beyond this unpleasant episode, in the 60s and 70s Ralph formed a strong couple with Dick Preston with whom he won some National titles and among them also the Gold Cup. He also won 4 times the Tollemache and the Crockfords.

On the international level, he won a bronze in the 1967 European Team Championship and silver in the 1960 Team Olympics, successes that earned him the title of World Life Master.

He died in London on February 28, 1998 after a short illness.