Dick Hannula is a swimming coach in Tacoma, Washington who coached for Tacoma Swim Club also known as TSC. In 1980, he was chosen as the National High School Swim Coach of the Year, and in 1990 was the commissioner of swimming for the Goodwill Games

Goodwill Games

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. A four-term president of the National Swimming Association, he coached the US National Swim Team

USA Swimming

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 in 1973, 1975 (in the Pan American Games

1975 Pan American Games

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), 1976, 1978, and 1985. He managed the national swim team in 1979, at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 and the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

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. A member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

International Swimming Hall of Fame

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, Hannula became the assistant coach for The University of Puget Sound's

University of Puget Sound

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 men's and women's swim teams in the 2007-2008 season. Hannula is of Finnish

Finland

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 and Austria

Austria

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n origin.

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