"I love coming to work every day, but I wouldn’t call is work. My life has been enriched from being here, I am blessed," says coach Richard Shoulberg of the Germantown Academy. Alicia Aemsigger of Princeton University warmly describes Coach Shoulberg, "He cares about us as swimmers, but he cares more about us as people." Now that is a coach whose has
The call is every coach’s nightmare. The call, in fact, is unimaginable. "Your athlete was not found for two hours. He passed away." Unreal. Unbelievable. This communication, so unfortunately real, was relayed by officials to Hall of Fame coach Richard Shoulberg of the Germantown Academy in October 2010. Since 1905, this kind of call never been
The family of Fran Crippen, was honored with the Athletes' Appreciation Award at the 2011 United States Aquatic Sports annual convention. The Athletes' Appreciation Award recognizes the individual who contributed most significantly to the athletes' movement.Fran's long-time coach at the Germantown Academy, Richard Shoulberg, was given USA Swimming's highest
