Phillip Ryan

Phillip Ryan setting the record across the Apolima Strait in 2016 in 5 hours 3 minutes

Phillip Ryan

Phillip Ryan (born 5 October 1990) is a top open water swimmer from Auckland, New Zealand.

Open Water Swimming Career

• he competed in the 2016 Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualification Race in Setubal, Portugal
• he participated in the 2012 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in the Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in Perth
• he is a top-ranked swimmer in the State Insurance New Zealand Ocean Swim Series where he finished fourth overall in the 2011-2012 season series and third in the 2012 State Paihia Classic
• he represented New Zealand at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain in the 5 km solo race, the 5 km team pursuit relay, and the 10 km marathon swim.
• he set the record across the Apolima Strait in Samoa in April 2016 in 5 hours 3 minutes

History of Crossing Apolima Strait

• Iosia Leau (Samoa) 1988 at the age of 26 in 5 hours
• Mike Cochrane (New Zealand) 2015 at the age of 33 in 8 hours 1 minute
• Rosie Sharman (New Zealand) 2015 at the age of 32 in 8 hours 30 minutes
• Phillip Ryan (New Zealand) 2016 at the age of 25 in 5 hours 3 minutes
• Abby Armstrong (New Zealand) 2016 at the age of 28 in 6 hours 30 minutes
• Bronwen Burmester (New Zealand) 2016 at the age of 60 in 8 hours 5 minutes
• Kate Sinclair (Australia) 2016 at the age of 37 in 8 hours 15 minutes
• Todd Pritchard (New Zealand) 2016 at the age of 49 in 8 hours 25 minutes

Education

• Kelston Boys' High School

Work

• Manager/Instructor at Waterhole Swimming Centre Ltd

External Links

• Swimming Apolima Strait In Samoa
• State Insurance New Zealand Ocean Swim Series website
• Open Water Swimming website
• 2012 Open Water
• Neoprene Or Not, Trent Grimsey Is Hot
• Trent Grimey Dominates New Zealand Ocean Swim Again
• Australians Head East Down Under
• King Of The Bays Where Blood Is Thicker Than Water
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Marathon Swimming
• Kane Is Able To Win The State Harbour Crossing
• Competition From Start To Finish At Bay Of Islands
• It's No State Secret, Swimming From Russell To Paihia
• Paige Schendelaar-Kemp Wins State Bay Of Islands Classic
• Jarrod Poort Wins Round 2 In New Zealand
• 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?
• Swimming Against Top Blokes In New Zealand
• Yasunari Hirai Goes 2 For 2 In Auckland
• 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
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Reece Southall, Three-peats At The Samoa Swim Series
• Follow The Apolima Strait Swim Live Online