In This Section
| Status: | Current Member |
| Name: | Richard Burns |
| LMSC: | Southern Pacific |
| Most Recent Club: | Team Redbird (TRB) |
Swimming Achievements for Richard Burns:
- Meet results for Richard Burns (1354 swims)
- Top Ten achievements (783 individual, 283 relay)
- All-American Honors (36 years pool individual, 24 years pool relay, 13 years long distance individual, 5 years long distance relay)
- All-Star Honors (1 years long distance, 7 years pool)
- USMS Records
(pool individual: 31 currently held, 157 lifetime ,
pool relay: 11 currently held, 45 lifetime,
long distance relay: 0 currently held, 2 lifetime records)
USMS Service & Recognition for Richard Burns:
- Current USMS National Positions Held:
Recognition and Awards Committee Member 2013 - Present - Previous USMS National Committee Positions Held:
History and Archives Committee Member 2020 - 2022
History and Archives Committee Member 2017 - 2017
Fitness Education Committee Member 2011 - 2011
Marketing Committee Member 2005 - 2006
Planning Committee Member 2004 - 2004
USMS Endowment Fund Board of Governors Member 2002 - 2004
Marketing Committee Chair 2002 - 2003
Ad Hoc ISHOF Nominating Committee Member 2000 - 2003
Marketing Committee Member 1994 - 2001
Marketing Committee Chair 1992 - 1993
Marketing Committee Member 1989 - 1991 - USMS Awards and Recognition Received:
1998 U.S. Masters Swimming Dorothy Donnelly Service Award
2010 USMS Athletes Inducted into the Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame (MISHOF)
2015 U.S. Masters Swimming June Krauser Communications Award - Contributed 2 articles to USMS.org
- USMS.org article and video references:
- SWIMMER magazine contributions and references:
- September-October 2017 Issue: Featured in "Getting Better, Not Older"
- July-August 2014 Issue: Featured in "Golden Swims in the Golden State"
- November-December 2013 Issue: Featured in "A California Dream Come True"
- September-October 2013 Issue: Featured in "From the Center Lanes: Rich Burns burns up the competition"
- November-December 2010 Issue: Featured in "Competition in the Caribbean"
- July-August 2010 Issue: Featured in "Tech Suits Add Flavor, But Swimmers Bring the Juice"
- January-February 2009 Issue: Featured in "Records Fall at Walnut Creek "
- July-August 2008 Issue: Featured in "Fast Times Down Under "
- September-October 2006 Issue: Featured in "XI FINA World
Masters Championships" - September-October 2006 Issue: Featured in "Awards Presented During World Championships"