 Shoulberg circa 1983 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1940[1] Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| circa 1954-58 | Norristown High School |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959-1960[2] | Penn Square Swim Club Norristown, Pa. Dates Approximate |
| 1958-1968[2] | Norristown YWCA |
| 1960-1972[2] | Mermaid Swim Club |
| 1968-1969 | Roxborough YMCA[2] |
| 1969-2015 | Germantown Academy |
| 1969-1985 2000-2015 | Germantown Academy Aquatic Club |
| 1985-2000 | Foxcatcher Swim Club[3] |
| 1987-1990 | U.S. Women's Olympic Team Asst. Coach |
| 1992 | Assistant US Olympic Swim Team Coach (Men) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | From 1969-2009 Germantown Academy Win % Men 82% Women 98%[2] |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 x Men’s National Prep School Champions 1985, 1986 5 x Women’s Prep School Champions 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005 Top eight at Senior Nationals (Germantown Academy)[2] | |
| Awards | |
| ASCA Coach of the Year Award 1982, 1989 NISCA Hall of Fame Award 2000 NISCA Nat. Colleg. & Schol. Swim. Trophy 1996 | |
Dick Shoulberg was an American Hall of Fame club, Prep School, and U.S. Olympic swim coach best known for coaching swimming at Pennsylvania's Germantown Academy in Fort Washington. From 1969 to 2015, he led the Germantown Academy men's team to two National Prep School Championships, and the Women's team to five women's Prep School Championships. He also coached and founded the prestigious Germantown Academy Aquatic age group team which merged with the Foxcatcher Swim Club from 1985-2000.[2]
Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in Norriton township outside Philadelphia, Shoulberg swam for Norristown High School where he graduated and then did a year of additional studies at Malvern Preparatory School. At Norristown High, Shoulberg helped manage the Track Team under Coach Pete Lewis, and had dreams of coaching as a profession.[4] Despite choosing swim coaching as a career, Shoulberg has noted he was not an exceptional high school swimmer, never broke a standing record, and never swam for a college team. A Norristown area native, he lived within a two-mile radius of East Norriton township in the Philadelphia area his entire life.[5] After High School, he served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1959 and then from 1961 to 1962.
- ^ "Tuscano, John, Get to Know Dick Shoulberg, Head Coach Germantown Academy". Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference
ASCAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Team Foxcatcher, When Swimming and Wrestling Lived Under One Roof". Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ Didinger, Ray, "Kindergarten Coach, Shoulberg Works His Magic", Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 July 1992, pg. 55
- ^ Satterfield, Lem, "Respected Coach Molds", The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, 25 March 1990, pg. 371