Dick Hanley
Athlete
1936 –
Who is Dick Hanley?
Richard Dennis Hanley is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he received a silver medal for swimming the lead-off leg for the runner-up U.S. team in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay.
Hanley attended the University of Michigan, where he was a varsity swimmer for the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition from 1957 to 1959. He was a member of the Michigan Wolverines' NCAA national championship teams in the 400-yard medley relay in 1957 and 1959 and the 400-yard freestyle relay in 1959, and he also won an individual NCAA national championship in the 200-yard freestyle in 1959.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1936
Evanston - Education
- University of Michigan
- Lived in
- Evanston
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on July 23, 2013
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