Rick Colella
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Richard Phillip "Rick"•Colella, Jr. |
| Used name | Rick•Colella |
| Born | 14 December 1951 in Seattle, Washington (USA) |
| Measurements | 186 cm / 82 kg |
| Affiliations | Totem Lake Swim Club |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Rick Colella graduated from the University of Washington and later competed for the Totem Lake SC. He won the 200m breaststroke at the 1971 Pan-Am Games and both the breaststroke events at the 1975 Pan-Ams. Colella also won three AAU titles, but his Olympic bronze fell short of the efforts of his sister, Lynn Colella, who brought home a silver in women’s swimming.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Rick Colella | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Rick Colella | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Olympic family relations
- Brother of Lynn Colella
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (4–1–1 1971 Cali SWI gold: 200 m breaststroke, bronze: 400 m medley; 1975 Ciudad de México SWI gold: 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 400 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–1–0 1970 Torino SWI gold: 200 m breaststroke, silver: 400 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–1–1 1973 Belgrade SWI bronze: 400 m medley; 1975 Cali SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 200 m breaststroke)