Richard Klatt
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| Full name | Richard A. Klatt | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Rick" | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Klatt named coach at Schroeder Center. The Milwaukee Journal (1980-04-16).
- ^ USMS Top Ten Swims by Richard A Klatt (7). usms.org
- ^ Rick KLATT. les-sports.info
- ^ Coaching Staff. fresnodolphins.org
- ^ Chris Foster (1999-01-19). Klatt's Gene Pool Favors Swimming, Water Polo. LA Times
- ^ Dan Klatt. sports-reference.com
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