Dick Blick (swimmer) explained

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]

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  1. Web site: International Swimming Hall of Fame, Dr. Harold Henning. ishof.org.
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=15&sp=SWI "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy– Swimming"