John Ryan (swimmer)
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Full name | John Sydney Ryan | |||||||||||||||
National team | Australia | |||||||||||||||
Born | 23 February 1944 | |||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
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John Sydney Ryan (born 23 February 1944) is an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The Victorian combined with Bob Windle, David Dickson and Peter Doak to win silver in the 4×100 m medley relay, behind the United States and German teams, the first time this event had been contested at the Olympics. He also made the semifinals of the 100-metre freestyle. Ryan later took gold in the 4×110-yard freestyle relay at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and finished fourth in the 110-yard freestyle event.
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