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Richard Quick, a member and coach of the swimming and diving team, is one of the most decorated Mustangs in SMU history. As a member of the swim team from 1963-65, Quick was a three-time SWC champion (400-yard individual medley in 1964, 100- and 200-yard butterfly in 1965) and two-time All-American. After his time as a student-athlete, Quick became the men's assistant coach (1971-75) and then the women's head coach (76-77). Upon leaving SMU, Quick went on to coach the U.S. team at six Olympics (1984-2004), leading the women's team to 16 medals at the 2000 Olympics. Quick won five consecutive NCAA titles at Texas from 1984-1988 before becoming the head women's coach at Stanford from 1988-2005, where he won seven national titles and was named NCAA Coach of the Year five times. Quick finished his coaching career with 13 NCAA national titles and was inducted into the International Swimming, Texas Swimming & Diving, and Texas Sports Halls of Fame. HOF SMU class of 2017.