Rick Colella Nathan Hale High School 1969 Swimming

SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA

High School • Championship swimmer for Cascade Swim Club and Nathan Hale Raiders • Competed in the National Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Swimming Championships as a junior and senior • Competed in the US Olympic Swimming Trials in 1968 as an incoming Senior, placing 16th in the 200 M Breaststroke College • Swam for University of Washington from 1969-1973, placing in the top 6 in his events each year • Four-time All-American • Swam in 1970 World Student Games in Italy • Named 1971 co-winner of Seattle P-I Man of the Year Award (with sister Lynn) Other • Qualified for the US Olympic Team in 1972 and 1976 • Bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at 1976 Montreal Olympics • Holds over 70 Masters Swimming World Records • Received David Yorzyk Memorial Award in 2008 from U.S. Masters Swimming