Rick Pendleton, OAM[1] (born 12 January 1985) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer from Sydney.

He turned to swimming after his rugby league career was ended by a knee ligament injury.

[5] At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa he won a silver medal in the 200m individual medley and bronze in the 100m breaststroke.

[6] Prior to the 2012 London Paralympics, he moved to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland to be coached by Jon Shaw.

[5] Competing at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, he won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB9.