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 Seattle, Washington
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Totem Lake Swim Club
College team	University of Washington
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 200 m breaststroke World Championships (LC) 1975 Cali 4x100 m medley 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke 1973 Belgrade 400 m medley Pan American Games 1971 Cali 200 m breaststroke 1975 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke 1975 Mexico City 200 m breaststroke 1975 Mexico City 4x100 m medley Summer Universiade 1970 Turin 200 m breaststroke

Richard Phillip "Rick" Colella, Jr. (born December 14, 1951 in Seattle, Washington) 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.

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.