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Walter Pierce Richardson (born April 1 1943) is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder. Richardson competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan where he swam the butterfly leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter medley relay. He did not receive a medal because only swimmers who competed in the event final were eligible under the 1964 Olympic rules.