Full name Richard Dennis Hanley Name Dick Hanley Education University of Michigan Sport Swimming Weight 79 kg | National team United States Height 1.83 m Nickname(s) "Dick" Role Swimmer Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
Born February 19, 1936 (age 88) ( 1936-02-19 ) Evanston, Illinois College team Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving | ||
Richard Dennis Hanley (born February 19, 1936) 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 4×200-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 (NCAA) 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.