Patrick Richardson joined the North Central College men's and women's swimming and diving programs in January of 2025.
Richardson has held various coaching and aquatics director roles in the Chicagoland area, most recently as the aquatics director at the Wheaton Sport Center. Prior to that, he was the director of aquatics at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago in Naperville.
From 2015 to 2019, Richardson led the Hollins University (Va.) swimming team, a Division III program in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. During his tenure, he coached the women's team to nine school records and developed an academic monitoring program that earned a College Swim Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America team honor. He also served as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisor and coordinated community service projects for student-athletes.
Before Hollins, Richardson was the assistant swim coach for William Jewell College (Mo.), a Division II program, during the 2014-2015 season.
Richardson swam collegiately at Oakland University (Mich.), a Division I program, where he was named a captain. He also served as the SAAC president and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communication.
