| Walter Richardson | |
| Fullname: | Walter Pierce Richardson |
| Nicknames: | "Wally" |
| National Team: | United States |
| Strokes: | Butterfly |
| Club: | Gopher Swim Club |
| Collegeteam: | University of Minnesota |
| Birth Date: | April 1, 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 165lb |
Walter Pierce Richardson (born April 1, 1943) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder. Richardson competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he swam the butterfly leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay.[1] He did not receive a medal because only those swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the 1964 Olympic rules.