Ronnie Mills

Ronald Parker Mills (born February 25, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.

Ronnie Mills

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Parker Mills
Nickname(s)	"Ronnie"
National team	United States
Born	(1951-02-25) February 25, 1951 Fort Worth, Texas
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Burford Swim Club
College team	Southern Methodist University
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 100 m backstroke

Mills competed at the age of 17 at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Individually, he won a bronze medal for his third-place finish in the men's 100-meter backstroke. He also swam the backstroke leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. After the Olympics, he attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he swam for the SMU Mustangs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. He went on to earn All-American honors and was the Southwest Conference champion in eight individual swimming events over a three-year span. He also swam on an American record-setting relay team, and was later inducted into the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame.