Dick Howell
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This article is about the swimmer. For other people with this name, see Richard Howell (disambiguation).
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| Full name | Richard John Howell | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Dick" | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
October 12, 1903 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Died |
July 20, 1967 (aged 63) Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| College team | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard John Howell (October 12, 1903 – July 20, 1967) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
He was born in Chicago and died in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
In the 1924 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay event. He helped the American relay team to qualify for the final where he was replaced by Johnny Weissmuller. In the semi-finals he was part of the team which improved the world record and broke ten minute barrier.
He also participated in the 1,500-meter freestyle. There he qualified for the semi-finals but did not advance.
See also
External links
- Dick Howell – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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| Preceded by Perry McGillivray, Pua Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku |
Men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay world record-holder July 18, 1924 – July 20, 1924 Ralph Breyer,Harry Glancy, Wally O'Connor |
Succeeded by Ralph Breyer, Harry Glancy, Wally O'Connor, Johnny Weissmuller |
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