University of Michigan Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2022
The longest-tenured head coach in Michigan women's swimming and diving history, Richardson led his teams to 14 Big Ten Championships and 14 top 10 national finishes in his 27 years (1985-2012). His teams won 12 straight Big Ten titles from 1987-98, adding two more titles in 2001 and 2004. The 1993 and 1995 NCAA Coach of the Year, Richardson coached Ann Colloton to Michigan's first individual NCAA swimming title in 1989 (200-yard breaststroke), followed by seven others combining for a total of eight NCAA swimming titles (seven individual events and one relay). A six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Richardson's teams accumulated a 175-77 overall record and 113-25 record in Big Ten competition. Four of his teams went undefeated, including an unbeaten streak from 1986-87 through 1988-89 (13-0, 7-0, 7-0), as well as 1993-94 (8-0).
