Herb Vollmer Explained

Birth Date:	15 February 1895
Birth Place:	New York City, United States
Death Place:	New York City, United States
Sport:	Water polo

Herbert "Herb" Eberhard Jordan Vollmer (February 15, 1895 - November 8, 1961) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in New York City, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan.^[1]

In 1920 he was a member of the American team in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played three matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the American water polo team. He played all five matches and scored three goals.^[2]

In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association swimming guide . Spalding's Athletic Library . American Sports Publishing . New York . 361 . 1915 . 124 . September 16, 2009.
2. Web site: Herb Vollmer . Olympedia . 6 September 2021.
3. Web site: Herbert E Vollmer (1976) . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo . 18 September 2020 .
4. Web site: Hall of Fame Inductees . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo . 18 September 2020 .