Richard McGeagh

Richard McGeagh

Personal information
Full name	Richard Michael McGeagh
National team	United States
Born	(1944-03-11)March 11, 1944 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	September 9, 2021(2021-09-09) (aged 77) Hermitage, Tennessee, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Los Angeles Athletic Club
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 4×100 m medley

Richard Michael McGeagh (March 11, 1944 – September 9, 2021) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player in his youth, and later a real estate appraiser. He was best known for swimming the backstroke leg for the U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and establishing the Olympic record for a backstroke leg. The U.S. team won its preliminary heat and also won the event final, but McGeagh did not swim in the finals and was consequently not eligible for an Olympic medal under the rules in place at the time.