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Robert Earl Hughes (December 15, 1930 – October 11, 2012) was an American water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Robert Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Robert Earl Hughes
Nickname(s)	"Bob"
National team	United States
Born	(1930-12-15)December 15, 1930 Lennox, California
Died	October 11, 2012(2012-10-11) (aged 81)
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, water polo
College team	University of Southern California

He was born in Lennox, California. He attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he swam for the USC Trojans swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition.

Hughes was a member of the U.S. water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played in all nine matches for the U.S. team.

Four years later he finished fifth with the American team the water polo tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He played five matches. He also participated in the 200-meter breaststroke, but did not advance beyond the preliminary heats.

In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[2][3]

See also

• List of multi-sport athletes
• List of University of Southern California people
• Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
• Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

References

External links

• Robert Hughes at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
• Robert Hughes at Olympics.com
• Robert Hughes at Olympedia
• Robert Hughes' obituary^{[permanent dead link]}

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