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Chris Bryan
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Chris Bryan is an inductee in the Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
Christopher Bryan is an Honour Swimmer in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland, competing at the 2011 LEN Cup series
Christopher Bryan is a professional marathon swimmer from Co. Clare, Ireland. Bryan competed in the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup and trained under coach Ronald Claes at Swim Ireland’s Limerick High Performance Centre. He began his open water swimming career in surf lifesaving and transitioned to the national open water swimming circuit in his teens. He was the first Irish open water swimmer to race in an open water swimming event for Ireland at a World Championships.
Honours[edit]
Bryan is an Honour Swimmers in the Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland of the inaugural Class of 2018. His Class of 2018 includes Honour Swimmer Lisa Cummins, Honour Swimmer Kieran Fitzgerald, Honour Swimmer Jack McClelland, Honour Swimmer Deirdre Ward, Honour Contributor Eilís Burns (Coach), Honour Contributor Martin Cullen (Administrator), Honour Contributor Brian Meharg (Pilot), and Honour Contributor Quinton Nelson (Pilot).
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights[edit]
- At the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, he place 8th out of 51 swimmers in the 5 km event in 56 minutes 28 seconds, only 11 seconds behind winner Thomas Lurz of Germany. *He placed third at the 2012 European Open Water Swimming Cup in Eilat, Israel.
- He represented Ireland in the 2012 FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier in Setubal Bay, Portugal.
- He is the world record holder at the Sandycove Island Challenge in Kinsale, Ireland.
- He finished seventh in the 2013 World University Games 10 km marathon swim in Kazan, Russia on 7 July 2013.
- He finished third in the 2015 Great North Swim in Windermere, England.
- He competed in the 2016 Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualification Race in Setubal, Portugal.
- On 18 June 2011, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Setubal, Portugal finishing in 1 hour 40 minutes 52 seconds.
- At the 2011 LEN Cup held in in Hoorn, Netherlands, he finished third finishing in 2 hours 1 minute 23.90 seconds.
- At the 2011 LEN Cup]] held in Antalya, Turkey, he won the 5 km race in 58 minutes 41.04 seconds.
- On 16 July 2011, he competed in the FINA World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China finishing in 1 hour 56 minutes 52 seconds.
- On 24 April 2012, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cancun, Mexico finishing in 2 hours 1 minute 30 seconds.
- On 26 April 2012, he competed in the 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Cancun, Mexico in 3 hours 2 minutes 36 seconds.
- In 2012, he competed in the 19 km Jarak-Sabac Marathon Swim in Serbia in 2 hours 52 minutes 15 seconds, finishing third overall.
- On 19 July 2013, he competed in the FINA World Swimming Championships 10 km in Barcelona, Spain finishing in 1 hour 49 minute 33 seconds.
- On 1 February 2014, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Viedma, Argentina finishing in 1 hour 52 minute 40 seconds.
- On 5 April 2014, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cancun, Mexico finishing in 2 hours 1 minute 14 seconds.
- On 28 June 2014, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Setubal, Portugal finishing in 1 hour 56 minutes 9 seconds.
- On 12 October 2014, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Chun'an, China finishing in 1 hour 54 minutes 36 seconds.
- On 18 October 2014, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Hong Kong finishing in 1 hour 56 minutes 21 seconds.
- On 13 March 2015, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in UAE finishing in 1 hour 58 minutes 34 seconds.
- On 2 May 2015, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico finishing in 1 hour 44 minutes 48 seconds.
- On 20 June 2015, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Balantonfured, Hungary finishing in 1 hour 43 minutes 2 seconds.
- On 27 June 2015, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Setubal, Portugal finishing in 1 hour 55 minutes 13 seconds.
- On 24 July 2015, he competed in the FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia finishing in 1 hour 53 minutes 22 seconds.
- On 17 October 2015, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Hong Kong finishing in 1 hour 56 minutes 18 seconds.
- On 26 February 2016, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Abu Dhabi, UAE finishing in 1 hour 49 minutes 5 seconds.
- On 11 March 2017, he competed in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup in Abu Dhabi, UAE finishing in 1 hour 52 minutes 25 seconds.
- In 2010 he became the first Irishman to qualify for European Open Water Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
- He qualified for every senior Irish squad at the European Championships and FINA World Championships level since 2010, competing in the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km distances.
- He won multiple 5 km and 10 km victories in Europe, including 8th and 16th place finishes at 2011 FINA World Championships and 2013 FINA World Championships, respectively.
- He trained in Ireland’s first established swimming performance centre in the University of Limerick under the guidance of numerous internationally recognized coaches over a period of 10 years.
- He competed in the 19.5 km marathon swim from Hel to Gdynia, Poland in 2012 and 2013.
- He competed in the 33 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia in 2012.
- He finished 9th in the European Open Water Swimming Championships 25 km in Berlin, Germany in 2014.
- He established the first annual Malbay Swim in Co. Clare, Ireland beginning in 2017.
External Links[edit]
- Open Water Swimmer’s Podcast – Season 3 Coming Up
- Presenting The Ireland Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame On WOWSA Live
- Hall of Fame – Marathon Swimming Ireland Announced
- Irish Long Distance Swimming Association
- Chris Bryan Had The Edge At Sandycove
- Who's Going To The Olympics? The 10K Conundrum
- A Look Back: Facing The Unexpected In Setúbal
- 2011 FINA 10K World Cup
- Chris Bryan, Olympic Hopeful
- 2011 FINA 10K World Cup
- It Is Hard Work
- 8th Place Finish
- When The Hopes of The Nation Are On Broad Shoulders
- Irish Darkhorse Prepares For World Championships
- Matteo Furlan Is A Top Student At 2013 World University Games
- 2011 FINA 10K World Cup
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- 10 x 1000 = 10,000 For Alex Meyer At BCT Gdynia Marathon
- The Polish Extravaganza, 2014 BCT Gdynia Marathon
- 2015 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Qualification Procedures
- Mateusz Sawrymowicz, Expecting The Unexpected
- Zu Wins, China Sweeps Olympic 10K Marathon Quals
- The Men Are Pushing The Pace In Olympic Qualifications
- Swim-offs In The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Qualification
- Explosive Growth Of Ice Swimming, 120 To Delve Deeply
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- A Look Back: Facing The Unexpected In Setúbal
