Richard Quick

Richard Walter Quick (January 31, 1943, Akron, Ohio – June 10, 2009, Austin, Texas) was the head coach of the women's swim team at Stanford University, California, U.S. from 1988 through 2005. He has been a coach for the US Olympic team for six Olympics - 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Following the 2007 season, he returned to Auburn University as head coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving team.

At the Sydney Olympics he led the women's team to sixteen medals. At Stanford he won seven NCAA titles and developed 35 NCAA Champions, winning five NCAA Coach of the Year honors and three Pac-10 Coach of the Year awards. His most successful swimmer is Jenny Thompson who has won eight Olympic Golds. Other notable Olympians coached by Quick include Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, Steve Lundquist, Summer Sanders, Dara Torres and Misty Hyman. He previously was head women's swimming coach at the University of Texas, where his teams won five consecutive NCAA titles (1984-88).

On March 8, 2007 Auburn University announced that Quick would return to the Tigers to take over as Head Coach for the Swimming and Diving teams after David Marsh left. Quick was Marsh's coach when he was a backstroker for Auburn. In March 2007 Marsh won his 12th NCAA National title, tying his former coach and mentor for the most titles won by an NCAA Coach. He broke the tie the following year, winning a 13th title.

Quick was a top swimmer himself at Highland Park High School (University Park, Texas) and Southern Methodist University where he made All-Southwest Conference. He is a member of SMU's Distinguished Alumni.

In December of 2008 Quick was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He died on June 10, 2009.^[1] His 2008-2009 Auburn team won the National title.

Collegiate Coaching Career^[2]

• Auburn Men's and Women's Head Coach (2008)^[3]
• Stanford Women's Head Coach (1988-2007)
• Texas Women's Head Coach (1982-88)
• Auburn Men's and Women's Head Coach (1978-82)
• Iowa State Men's Head Coach (1977-78)
• Southern Methodist Women's Head Coach (1976-77)
• Southern Methodist Men's Assistant Coach (1971-75)

References

External links

• Profile on Richard Quick
• Website for Richard Quick's Marketing Agent Arluck Promotions

v • d • e 1984 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Matt Biondi  •  Rick Carey  •  Chris Cavanaugh  •  George DiCarlo  •  Jeff Float  •  Geoffrey Gaberino  •  Rowdy Gaines  •  Matt Gribble  •  Bruce Hayes  •  Mike Heath  •  Tom Jager  •  Patrick Kennedy  •  Jeff Kostoff  •  David Larson  •  Robin Leamy  •  Steve Lundquist  •  John Moffet  •  Pablo Morales  •  John Mykkanen  •  Mike O'Brien  •  Rich Saeger  •  Rich Schroeder  •  Jesse Vassallo  •  Dave Wilson Women's Team Theresa Andrews  •  Tracy Caulkins  •  Tiffany Cohen  •  Sue Heon  •  Nancy Hogshead  •  Jenna Johnson  •  Kim Linehan  •  Mary T. Meagher  •  Betsy Mitchell  •  Susan Rapp  •  Kim Rhodenbaugh  •  Michele Richardson  •  Carrie Steinseifer  •  Jill Sterkel  •  Dara Torres  •  Tori Trees  •  Mary Wayte  •  Amy White  •  Sippy Woodhead Coaches Ron Ballatore  •  Ray Bussard  •  Don Gambril  •  George Haines  •  Charlie Hodgson  •  Doug Ingram  •  Frank Keefe  •  Skip Kenney  •  Richard Quick  •  Randy Reese  •  Mark Schubert

v • d • e 1988 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Mike Barrowman  •  David Berkoff  •  Steve Bigelow  •  Matt Biondi  •  Matt Cetlinski  •  Troy Dalbey  •  Mark Dean  •  Doug Gjertsen  •  Chris Jacobs  •  Tom Jager  •  Shaun Jordan  •  Dan Jorgensen  •  Lars Jorgensen  •  Jeff Kostoff  •  Brett Lang  •  Jay Mortenson  •  Craig Oppel  •  Rich Schroeder  •  Kirk Stackle  •  Bill Stapleton  •  Melvin Stewart  •  Dan Veatch  •  Daniel Watters  •  Dave Wharton Women's Team Beth Barr  •  Tami Bruce  •  Janet Evans  •  Leigh Ann Fetter  •  Erika Hansen  •  Andrea Hayes  •  Whitney Hedgepeth  •  Janel Jorgensen  •  Mitzi Kremer  •  Susan Lipscomb  •  Tracey McFarlane  •  Mary T. Meagher  •  Betsy Mitchell  •  Trina Radke  •  Susan Rapp  •  Jill Sterkel  •  Dara Torres  •  Laura Walker  •  Mary Wayte  •  Paige Zemina Coaches Steve Bultman  •  Dick Hannula (manager)  •  Mitch Ivey  •  Frank Keefe  •  Skip Kenney  •  Richard Quick  •  Eddie Reese  •  Randy Reese  •  Mark Schubert

v • d • e 1992 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Mike Barrowman  •  David Berkoff  •  Matt Biondi  •  Greg Burgess  •  Hans Dersch  •  Nelson Diebel  •  Lawrence Frostad  •  Doug Gjertsen  •  Joe Hudepohl  •  Scott Jaffe  •  Tom Jager  •  Shaun Jordan  •  Dan Jorgensen  •  Ron Karnaugh  •  Sean Killion  •  Pablo Morales  •  Eric Namesnik  •  Jon Olsen  •  Jeff Rouse  •  Roque Santos  •  Tripp Schwenk  •  Royce Sharp  •  Melvin Stewart  •  Joel Thomas  •  Dave Wharton Women's Team Crissy Ahmann-Leighton  •  Janet Evans  •  Nicole Haislett  •  Erika Hansen  •  Jill Johnson  •  Megan Kleine  •  Lea Loveless  •  Angel Martino  •  Anita Nall  •  Summer Sanders  •  Ashley Tappin  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Dara Torres  •  Janie Wagstaff  •  Angie Wester-Krieg Coaches Mike Hastings  •  Richard Quick  •  Eddie Reese  •  Mark Schubert  •  Richard Shoulberg  •  Nort Thornton  •  Jon Urbanchek

v • d • e 1996 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Ryan Berube  •  Brad Bridgewater  •  Carlton Bruner  •  Greg Burgess  •  Ray Carey  •  Josh Davis  •  Tom Dolan  •  David Fox  •  Kurt Grote  •  Gary Hall, Jr.  •  John Hargis  •  Mark Henderson  •  Joe Hudepohl  •  Jeremy Linn  •  Tom Malchow  •  Eric Namesnik  •  Jon Olsen  •  John Piersma  •  Jeff Rouse  •  Brad Schumacher  •  Tripp Schwenk  •  Scott Tucker  •  Peter Wright  •  Eric Wunderlich Women's Team Amanda Beard  •  Brooke Bennett  •  Beth Botsford  •  Janet Evans  •  Catherine Fox  •  Whitney Hedgepeth  •  Trina Jackson  •  Lisa Jacob  •  Angel Martino  •  Whitney Metzler  •  Kristine Quance  •  Annette Salmeen  •  Jilen Siroky  •  Sheila Taormina  •  Cristina Teuscher  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Melanie Valerio  •  Amy Van Dyken  •  Allison Wagner  •  Ashley Whitney Coaches  Skip Kenney  •  David Marsh  •  Richard Quick  •  Eddie Reese  •  Mark Schubert  •  Jonty Skinner  •  Murray Stephens  •  Gregg Troy  •  Jon Urbanchek

v • d • e 2000 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Pat Calhoun  •  Chad Carvin  •  Ian Crocker  •  Josh Davis  •  Tom Dolan  •  Nate Dusing  •  Anthony Ervin  •  Scott Goldblatt  •  Gary Hall, Jr.  •  Tommy Hannan  •  Klete Keller  •  Lenny Krayzelburg  •  Jason Lezak  •  Tom Malchow  •  Ed Moses  •  Aaron Peirsol  •  Michael Phelps  •  Jamie Rauch  •  Kyle Salyards  •  Chris Thompson  •  Scott Tucker  •  Erik Vendt  •  Neil Walker  •  Tom Wilkens Women's Team Amanda Adkins  •  Samantha Arsenault  •  Amanda Beard  •  B.J. Bedford  •  Lindsay Benko  •  Brooke Bennett  •  Kim Black  •  Maddy Crippen  •  Misty Hyman  •  Kristy Kowal  •  Diana Munz  •  Rada Owen  •  Erin Phenix  •  Megan Quann  •  Gabrielle Rose  •  Kaitlin Sandeno  •  Courtney Shealy  •  Staciana Stitts  •  Julia Stowers  •  Ashley Tappin  •  Cristina Teuscher  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Dara Torres  •  Amy Van Dyken Coaches Peter Banks  •  Jack Bauerle  •  David Marsh  •  Richard Quick (Women's Head Coach)  •  Eddie Reese  •  Dave Salo  •  Mark Schubert (Men's Head Coach)  •  Jon Urbanchek

v • d • e 2004 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Ian Crocker  •  Nate Dusing  •  Mark Gangloff  •  Scott Goldblatt  •  Gary Hall, Jr.  •  Brendan Hansen  •  Bryce Hunt  •  Larsen Jensen  •  Klete Keller  •  Dan Ketchum  •  Lenny Krayzelburg  •  Jason Lezak  •  Ryan Lochte  •  Tom Malchow  •  Aaron Peirsol  •  Michael Phelps  •  Scott Usher  •  Peter Vanderkaay  •  Erik Vendt  •  Neil Walker  •  Gabe Woodward Women's Team Amanda Beard  •  Lindsay Benko  •  Caroline Bruce  •  Kristen Caverly  •  Haley Cope  •  Maritza Correia  •  Natalie Coughlin  •  Margaret Hoelzer  •  Katie Hoff  •  Rhi Jeffrey  •  Kara Lynn Joyce  •  Kalyn Keller  •  Dana Kirk  •  Tara Kirk  •  Rachel Komisarz  •  Colleen Lanné  •  Diana Munz  •  Carly Piper  •  Kaitlin Sandeno  •  Jenny Thompson  •  Dana Vollmer  •  Amanda Weir Coaches Bob Bowman  •  Frank Busch  •  Teri McKeever  •  Richard Quick  •  Eddie Reese (Men's Head Coach)  •  Dave Salo  •  Mark Schubert (Women's Head Coach)  •  Jon Urbanchek

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