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Kane Radford
Kane Radford (born 2 November 1990 in Rotorua) is a 25-year-old world-class open water swimmer from New Zealand who swims for HPC - Rotorua.
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Open Water Swimming Career
- He competed in the 2016 Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualification Race in Setubal, Portugal and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics 10 km marathon swim
- He won the prestigious RCP Tiburon Mile in 2011, winning a US$10,000
- He won the prestigious RCP Tiburon Mile in 2012, winning a US$10,000
- He won the New Zealand Open Water Championships in the 5 km and 10 km races five years in a row: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- He won the 2015-2016 [[New Zealand Ocean Swim Series]
- He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China and in the 2013 FINA World Championships in the 5 km solo, 5 km team pursuit relay, and the 10 km marathon swim.
- He won second consecutive New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, the most prestigious and competitive open water swimming series in New Zealand. In this series, he won several races including the State Le Grande Swim.
- He qualified to compete in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympics, but his national swimming federation did not send him to London due to their qualification standards.
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Epic Swim Festival 1st 10 km
- 2016 State King of the Bays 1st
- 2015 State La Grande Swim 1st
- 2012 State Capital Classic 1st
- 2012 FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier in Setubal Portugal
- 2011 14th FINA World Championships Team (10 km)
- 2011 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships, 1st in 5K
- 2011 New Zealand Open Water Swimming Championships, 2nd in 5K, 5th in 10K
- 2010 Open Water Swimming Championships Team, Samoa
- 2009 RCP Tiburon Mile, San Francisco, 1st
- 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Open Water Swimming Team, Guam
- 2008 2nd FINA World Youth Championships Team, Mexico
- 2008 Oceania Open Water Swimming Championships, Rotorua
- 2007 12th FINA World Swimming Championships, Melbourne
- 2007 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Team, Maui
2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Finalists
1. Spyros Gianniotis (GRE)
2. Thomas Lurz (GER)
3. Sergey Bolshakov (RUS)
4. Alex Meyer (USA)
5. Ky Hurst (AUS)
6. Francisco Hervas (ESP)
7. Brian Ryckeman (BEL)
8. Julien Sauvage (FRA)
9. Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
10. Andreas Waschburger (GER)
11. Oussama Mellouli (TUN)
12. Richard Weinberger (CAN)
13. Petar Stoychev (BUL)
14. Valerio Cleri (ITA)
15. Troyden Prinsloo (RSA)
16. Yasunari Hirai (JPN)
17. Igor Chervynskiy (UKR)
18. Ivan Enderica Ochoa (ECU)
19. Arseniy Lavrentyev (POR)
20. Yuriy Kudinov (KAZ)
21. Erwin Maldonado (VEN)
22. Csaba Gercsak (HUN)
23. Kane Radford (NZL)
24. Mazen Aziz (EGY)
25. Daniel Fogg (GBR)
2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Results
1. Ferry Weertman, NED 1:52:59.8
2. Spyridon Gianniotis, GRE 1:52:59.8
3. Marc-Antoine Daniel Frede Olivier, FRA 1:53:02.0
4. Lijun Zu, CHN 1:53:02.0
5. Jordan Wilimovsky, USA 1:53:03.2
6. Simone Ruffini, ITA 1:53:03.5
7. Federico Vanelli, ITA 1:53:03.9
8. Yasunari Hirai, JPN 1:53:04.6
9. Christian Reichert, GER 1:53:04.7
10. Chad Ho, RSA 1:53:04.8
11. Evgenii Drattcev, RUS 1:53:04.8
12. Ous Mellouli, TUN 1:53:06.1
13. Mark Papp, HUN 1:53:11.7
14. Ventsislav Aydaski, BUL 1:53:16.1
15. Ivan Enderica Ochoa, ECU 1:53:16.2
16. Richard Weinberger, CAN 1:53:16.4
17. Allan Do Carmo, BRA 1:53:16.4
18. Kane Rae Francis Radford, NZL 1:53:18.7
19. Richard Nagy, SVK 1:53:35.4
20. Jarrod Poort, AUS 1:53:40.7
21. Erwin Maldonado, VEN 1:54:33.6
22. Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy Elamrawy, EGY 1:59:17.2
DSQ Sean Ryan, USA
DSQ Vitaliy Khudyakov, KAZ (Asia)
DSQ Jack Burnell, GBR
External links
- RCP Tiburon Mile Postponed Until 2022
- Swimming World Magazine Article of 2011 Victory
- Swimming World Magazine Article of 2009 Victory
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim round-up
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Radford, Gorman From Down Under Come Up On Top
- Neoprene Or Not, Trent Grimsey Is Hot
- Kane Radford Wins State Capital Classic
- Australians Head East Down Under
- Kane Was More Than Able
- Melissa Gorman Right In The Mix...Among The Top Men
- Ky Hurst Has Swell Time To Victory In New Zealand
- King Of The Bay Gets Rich
- King Of The Bays Where Blood Is Thicker Than Water
- Sir John Kirwan Completes State Harbour Crossing
- Kane Radford Sprints To 5th Victory In 6 Races
- Charlotte Webby Dominates State Harbour Crossing
- Competition From Start To Finish At Bay Of Islands
- It's No State Secret, Swimming From Russell To Paihia
- Kane Is Able FINIS Decides
- Top Racing Down Under: Aussie vs Kiwi In La Grande Swim
- Neoprened Rhys Mainstone Wins La Grande Swim
- Green Is To Go, Melissa Gorman Is Back
- Drafting 101 - The Value Of Swimming In The Slipstream
- Can Anyone Win Twice?
- Mainstone Is The Main Man In Mt Maunganui
- Who Will Be King?
- Kane Radford Doubles Up At The Oceania Championships
- Australian Men Looking For Gold On The Coast
- Juniors And Seniors Mix In Maui
- 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Qualification Procedures
- Kane Radford Goes 5 For 5 In 10K
- Charlotte Webby Defends Her Ocean Swim Title
- Kane Radford Wins At Home Before Racing Internationals
- Nathan Capp Takes New Zealand Ocean Swim Title
- Commonwealth Cruising
- 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
- 2016 Men's Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Finalists
- Olympic Déjà Vu For Kane Radford
- Olympic Disappointment For Charlotte Webby
- Kane Radford, Charlotte Webby Campaign For Rio
- Charlotte Webby's Appeal Fails To Get Her To Rio
- Kane Is Able, A Convincing Case Of Competitiveness
- Dutch Treat, Ferry Weertman Wins Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- No Thank You, We Are On A Chase
- Ferry Weertman In Lead Now
- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi! Chase Is On
- Is Poort Pulling A Bircher?
- Expect The Unexpected In The Men's Olympic 10K
- 24 Men Chasing Jarrod Poort
- Jarrod Poort Takes Off On A Risky Strategy In 10K
- Age Analysis Of Olympic Open Water Swimmers
