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Full name | Richard A. Klatt | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Rick" | ||||||||||||||
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Born | 1951 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
College team | University of New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
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Richard A. Klatt (born 1951) [1] [2] is a retired American swimmer who won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, setting a new world record in the relay event (7:33.22). [3]
After retiring from swimming, he worked for more than 30 years as a swimming and water polo coach. Today, he is the head coach at the Fresno Dolphins Swim Team. [4] His son Daniel Klatt is a former Olympic water polo player and an assistant water polo coach for the national women's team. [5] [6]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Richard A. Klatt | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Rick" | ||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1951 | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
College team | University of New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard A. Klatt (born 1951) [1] [2] is a retired American swimmer who won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, setting a new world record in the relay event (7:33.22). [3]
After retiring from swimming, he worked for more than 30 years as a swimming and water polo coach. Today, he is the head coach at the Fresno Dolphins Swim Team. [4] His son Daniel Klatt is a former Olympic water polo player and an assistant water polo coach for the national women's team. [5] [6]