Dick Blick | |
Fullname: | Richard Adolph Blick |
Nicknames: | "Dick" |
National Team: | United States |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Club: | North Central Swim Club |
Collegeteam: | North Central College |
Coach: | Hal Henning (North Central College) |
Birth Date: | July 29, 1940 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Height: | 6feet |
Weight: | 192lb |
Richard Adolph Blick (born July 29, 1940) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He competed for North Central College under International Hall of Fame Coach Dr. Hal Henning Jr.[1] He later competed at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, where he won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Blick taught math and physical education for a number of years at Lynbrook High School in Cupertino California and in Kingsburg, California. He also was the principal in the 80s at Los Gatos Christian; he is now retired with his wife, Shirley, in San Jose, California.[2]