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{{MedalSilver | [[1975 World Aquatics Championships|1975 Cali]] | 200 m breaststroke}} |
{{MedalSilver | [[1975 World Aquatics Championships|1975 Cali]] | 200 m breaststroke}} |
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{{MedalBronze | [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|1973 Belgrade]] | [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}} |
{{MedalBronze | [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|1973 Belgrade]] | [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1971 Pan American Games|1971 Cali]] | [[Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games|200 m breaststroke]]}} |
{{MedalGold| [[1971 Pan American Games|1971 Cali]] | [[Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games|200 m breaststroke]]}} |
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{{MedalGold| [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Swimming at the 1975 Pan American Games|100 m breaststroke]]}} |
{{MedalGold| [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Swimming at the 1975 Pan American Games|100 m breaststroke]]}} |
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| Full name | Richard Phillip Colella, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Rick" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 14, 1951 Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Totem Lake Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Phillip Colella, Jr. (born December 14, 1951)[1] is an American former breaststroke swimmer who represented the United States at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972.
Colella's sister Lynn was also a competition swimmer and Olympian. In 1971, he and his sister were co-winners of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Man of the Year award.[2]
Colella finished fourth in the final of the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, he finished third and won the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Colella and his wife Terry have raised four children, Elise, Mariel, Brian and Angie. 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. They formed FSH Friends, an organization that they run out of their home. They work 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 help move the research forward.[3]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Washington people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
References
- ^ Colella's entry from www.sports-reference.com.
- ^ Seattle P-I http://www.seattlepi.com/olympics/370937_where16.html
- ^ FSH Friends http://www.fshfriends.org/
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