Rick Colella

Rick Colella

Personal information
Full name	Richard Phillip Colella, Jr.
Nickname(s)	Rick, Ricardo
Nationality	United States
Born	(1951-12-14) December 14, 1951 (age 60) Seattle, Washington
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
Club	Totem Lake Swim Club
College team	University of Washington
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Bronze 1976 Montreal 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) Gold 1975 Cali 4x100 m medley Silver 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke Bronze 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley Pan American Games Gold 1971 Cali 200 m breaststroke Gold 1975 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke Gold 1975 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke Gold 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m medley Summer Universiade Gold 1970 Turin 200 m breaststroke

Richard Phillip "Rick" Colella, Jr. (born December 14, 1951 in Seattle, Washington)^[1] is a former international breaststroke swimmer from the United States, who participated for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972.

In 1971, Rick and Lynn were co-winners of the Seattle P-I's Man of the Year award.^[2]

Rick and his wife Terry have raised four children, Elise, 27, Mariel, 25, Brian, 23, and Angie, 20, who have spread out across the globe. Elise currently lives in Washington, DC; Mariel lives in Philadelphia, PA; Brian is in South Korea; Angie is in Tucson, AZ.

For the past seven years, the Colellas have dedicated themselves to raising money for research to find a cure for facioscapulohumeral disease (FSHD), a common form of muscular dystrophy that affects their son, Brian, a graduate of University of Wisconsin. They formed FSH Friends, an organization that they run out of their home. They work year round to raise money and put on an annual auction gala that takes place in the end of January. They've also co-sponsored local workshops, bringing researchers together from around the world, to move the research forward.^[3]

References

v t e 1976 USA Olympic Swimming Team Men's Team Jim Babashoff Joe Bottom Mike Bruner Rick Colella Casey Converse Lawrence Dowler Billy Forrester Bruce Furniss Steve Furniss Brian Goodell Steven Gregg Bobby Hackett Gary Hall, Sr. Daniel Harrigan Paul Hartloff John Hencken Bob Jackson Charles Keating Tim McKee Jim Montgomery John Naber Douglas Northway Peter Rocca Tim Shaw Rodney Strachan Matt Vogel Chris Woo Women's Team Shirley Babashoff Melissa Belote Wendy Boglioli Brenda Borgh Lelei Fonoimoana Maryanne Graham Jeanne Haney Janis Hape Kathy Heddy Jennifer Hooker Linda Jezek Nicole Kramer Renee Laravie Renee MaGee Marcia Morey Kim Peyton Laurie Siering Miriam Smith Jill Sterkel Karen Thornton Tauna Vandewghe Wendy Weinberg Donnalee Wennerstrom Camille Wright Staff John Bogert Doc Counsilman (Men's Head Coach) Lawrence Dowler Frank Elm Carolyn Finneran Don Gambril George Haines Jim Montrella Jack Nelson Charlotte Piper Albert Schoenfield

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