American swimmer
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 an Olympic swimmer. In 1971 Richard and Lynn won the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Man of the Year award.[ 2]
Colella finished fourth in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, he finished third and received the bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke , his signature event.
Colella and his wife Terry have raised four children, Elise, Mariel, Brian and Angie. For the past twenty 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 the beginning of February. They've also co-sponsored local workshops, bringing researchers together from around the world, to help move the research forward.[ 3]
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1973 : Mike Stamm , John Hencken , Joe Bottom , Jim Montgomery (USA)
1975 : John Murphy , Rick Colella , Gregory Jagenburg , Andy Coan (USA)
1978 : Bob Jackson , Nicholas Nevid , Joe Bottom , David McCagg (USA)
1982 : Rick Carey , Steve Lundquist , Matt Gribble , Rowdy Gaines (USA)
1986 : Dan Veatch , David Lundberg , Pablo Morales , Matt Biondi (USA)
1991 : Jeff Rouse , Eric Wunderlich , Mark Henderson , Matt Biondi (USA)
1994 : Jeff Rouse , Eric Wunderlich , Mark Henderson , Gary Hall Jr. (USA)
1998 : Matt Welsh , Phil Rogers , Michael Klim , Chris Fydler (AUS)
2001 : Matt Welsh , Regan Harrison , Geoff Huegill , Ian Thorpe (AUS)
2003 : Aaron Peirsol , Brendan Hansen , Ian Crocker , Jason Lezak (USA)
2005 : Aaron Peirsol , Brendan Hansen , Ian Crocker , Jason Lezak (USA)
2007 : Matt Welsh , Brenton Rickard , Andrew Lauterstein , Eamon Sullivan (AUS)
2009 : Aaron Peirsol , Eric Shanteau , Michael Phelps , David Walters (USA)
2011 : Nick Thoman , Mark Gangloff , Michael Phelps , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2013 : Camille Lacourt , Giacomo Perez-Dortona , Jérémy Stravius , Fabien Gilot (FRA)
2015 : Ryan Murphy , Kevin Cordes , Tom Shields , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2017 : Matt Grevers , Kevin Cordes , Caeleb Dressel , Nathan Adrian (USA)
2019 : Luke Greenbank , Adam Peaty , James Guy , Duncan Scott (GBR)
2022 : Thomas Ceccon , Nicolò Martinenghi , Federico Burdisso , Alessandro Miressi (ITA)
2023 : Ryan Murphy , Nic Fink , Dare Rose , Jack Alexy (USA)
2024 : Hunter Armstrong , Nic Fink , Zach Harting , Matt King (USA)
1951 : A. Stack , B. Stassforth , D. Cleveland (USA )
1955 : F. McKinney , F. Maguire , L. Baarcke , C. Scholes (USA )
1959 : F. McKinney , F. Munsch , M. Troy , J. Farrell (USA )
1963 : R. McGeagh , B. Craig , W. Richardson , N. Kirby (USA )
1967 : D. Russell , R. Webb , M. Spitz , K. Walsh (USA )
1971 : J. Murphy , B. Job , J. Heidenreich , F. Heckl (USA )
1975 : P. Rocca , R. Colella , M. Curington , J. Babashoff (USA )
1979 : B. Jackson , S. Lundquist , R. Placak , D. McCagg (USA )
1983 : R. Carey , S. Lundquist , M. Gribble , R. Gaines (USA )
1987 : A. Gill , R. Korhammer , W. King , T. Dudley (USA )
1991 : A. Gill , H. Dersch , M. Merrell , J. Thomas (USA )
1995 : J. Rouse , S. Van Neerden , M. Henderson , J. Olsen (USA )
1999 : A. Massura , M. Tomazini , F. Scherer , G. Borges (BRA )
2003 : P. Marshall , M. Gangloff , B. Michaelson , N. Brunelli (USA )
2007 : R. Bal , M. Gangloff , R. Berens , A. Grant (USA )
2011 : G. Guido , F. França , G. Mangabeira , C. Cielo (BRA )
2015 : G. Guido , F. França , A. Mendes , M. Chierighini (BRA )
2019 : D. Carr , N. Fink , T. Shields , N. Adrian (USA )
2023 : J. Aikins , J. Foster , L. Miller , J. Kulow (USA )