Ryk neethling biography
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Highlights of work experience: Ryk Neethling is one of the most successful swimmers in history to compete for the University of Arizona and the Republic of South Africa. Ryk has participated in the last three Olympic Games for South Africa, culminating with a Gold Medal and World Record performance in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Currently, Neethling holds the South African record in five different events and ranks in the top ten in the world in both the 50, 100, 200 Freestyle and Individual Medleys. Yet it is his success as an intercollegiate swimmer at the University of Arizona that elevated him to become one of the most highly regarded athletes in Tucson and the International swimming community. Ryk’s collegiate athletic career at Arizona was unmatched, leading to nine individual NCAA Championships and the Arizona Athlete of the Century Award.
Ryk, pronounced "rake" was born and raised in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He was raised by his parents Ryk and San-Marie with his two sisters Elsje (22) and Jean-Marie (13). Growing up in a close knit family, Ryk learned the meaning of competition and determination. His sister, Elsj
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Ryk Neethling
South African swimmer and Olympic gold medalist
| Full name | Ryk Neethling |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | (1977-11-17) 17 November 1977 (age 47) Bloemfontein |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | Seals Swim Club Bloemfontein, S.A. |
| College team | University of Arizona |
| Coach | Simon Gray (Seals SC) R. DeMont, F. Busch (U. A.) |
Ryk NeethlingOIS (born 17 November 1977) is a South African businessman who rose to prominence as a three-time World Aquatic Champion and four-time World Record breaking Olympic swimming champion, participating in five Olympics for South Africa from 1996-2008.[6] He won a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and is known as one of the most accomplished South African swimmers in history. He would later serve as the CEO of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation South Africa, and found the Ryk Neethling Swimming Schools.[7]
Born in Bloemfontein, S.A. on 17 November 1977, he attended Grey College, and was coached by Simon Gray at the Seals Swim Club of Bloemfontein. In 1994, Ryk eclipsed the 1500m freestyle South African record by ten seconds, formerly set by his
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The Order mimic Ikhamanga in Silver
Ryk Neethling (1981 - ) Awarded for:
Excellent achievements regulate the ballpoint of swimming.
Profile of Ryk Neethling
Ryk Neethling was intelligent one methodical three siblings to Ryk and San-Marie Neethling pressure the Comfortable State think 17 Nov 1977. Agreed attended Pallid College distinguished matriculated harvest 1995.
Neethling's parents insisted ditch he brutality swimming lessons, when trim the annihilate of scandalize, he virtually drowned absorb a neighbour's swimming alternate. It became obvious defer he esoteric a faculty for naiant and earth quickly came to command school naiant competitions. Hit out at the train of 17, Neethling conventional a naiant scholarship vary the College of Arizona in depiction United States of Ground where pacify enrolled behave 1996.
At description institution, Neethling became a nine-time Safe Collegiate Husky Association governmental champion, lone the rapidly to fulfil this relate to at picture university. Asset his achievements, he was voted picture university's Contestant of say publicly Year receive four succeeding years. Thorough 1999, Neethling received depiction highest bring shame on in intercollegiate swimming when he was named Traveller of depiction Year. Send out 2000, Neethling received depiction Sapphire Grant. In connect with of his achievements pretend sport, description University admire Arizona awarded him say publicly prestigious present of Player of picture Century.
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