Dick Howell
Howell circa 1920, around 17 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard John Howell |
| National team | 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) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Fletcher |
| Children | 3 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Sinai Social Center Illinois Athletic Club |
| College team | Northwestern University |
| Coach | Tom Robinson (Northwestern) |
Richard John Howell (October 12, 1903 – July 20, 1967) was an American competition swimmer who competed for Northwestern University and represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. His 1924 Paris Olympic 4x200 relay team with whom he competed in a preliminary heat set a world record of 9:59.4, though he did not swim in the event final but as he did not actually swim with the team that won the event final, he did not receive a gold medal. He would set three NCAA national collegiate titles while swimming for Northwestern University through 1926.