Swim Coach

Paul recently retired as the Director of Aquatics and Head Men’s and Women’s swim coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA as well as the Chair of Physical Education. He joined the Dickinson staff in 1994 following a highly successful career at Mary Washington College in Virginia. Richards has nine Coach of the Year awards while coaching in the Atlantic States Swim Conference, Capital Athletic Conference and the Centennial Conference. In every semester since Richards joined the Dickinson College staff in 1994, Dickinson’s swim teams have earned prestigious All-Academic awards from the College Swim Coaches Association of America. Paul has coached conference champions, All-Americans and national champions in NCAA Division III.

He has certifications from the College Swim Coaches Association of America as a Master Coach, The American Swim Coaches Association as an instructor and Level 4 Coach, and The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance as a Master Clinician in Competitive Swimming.