She trained with the City of Commerce swimming team under Hall of Fame Coach Don Gambril in her Junior year with Olympians Sharon Stouder and Patty Caretto.

[3] At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Bricker represented the United States as a 15-year-old high school student.

[4] Under the rules in effect in 1964, only those relay swimmers who competed in the event final were eligible to receive medals.

[1] At 17, she also competed in the July 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where she received a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle final swimming a winning 1:00.9, and edging Marion Lay and Lillian Watson in the event.

In 1974, she had a business marketing sea urchins, and had formerly worked as a bank teller, swimming instructor and bookeeper.