Richard Schroeder

Richard Alan Schroeder (born October 29, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who was a breaststroke specialist and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

Richard Schroeder

Personal information
Full name	Richard Alan Schroeder
Nickname(s)	"Rich"
National team	United States
Born	(1961-10-29) October 29, 1961
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
College team	University of California, Santa Barbara
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1987 Brisbane 4x100 m medley 1987 Brisbane 100 m breaststroke 1989 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke

Schroeder represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He earned a gold medal by swimming the breaststroke leg for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. At the 1984 Olympics, he also competed in the men's 200-meter breaststroke, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 2:18.03.[1]

He also represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He won a gold medal swimming the breaststroke leg in the final of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay for the winning U.S. team. He also finished sixth in the final of the men's 100-meter breaststroke event with a time of 1:02.55.[1]