Ryan Cochrane (swimmer)

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swimmername = Ryan Cochrane


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fullname = Ryan Cochrane
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nationality = flag|Canada
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club = Island Swimming
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birthdate =birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|10|29
birthplace =Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Ryan Cochrane (born October 29, 1988) is a Canadian swimmer. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he is a freestyle specialist.

He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle, where he finished ninth in the heats with a Canadian record time of 3:44.85 and failed to qualify for the final. Cochrane also competed in the 1500 m freestyle where he briefly held the Olympic record after swimming a time of 14:40.84 in the heats. This record was soon broken by previous record holder Grant Hackett, who swam a time of 14:38.92. [cite news|url=http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=246387&lid=sublink02&lpos=headlines_main |title=Cochrane briefly holds Olympic record in 1,500 freestyle |author=The Canadian Press|accessdate=2008-08-15|date=2008-08-15|publisher=TSN.ca] He qualified in second position for the final, and won the bronze medal on August 17. [cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/swimming/story/2008/08/16/olympics-men-day-nine.html|title=Canada's Cochrane swims to bronze|author=CBC Sports|accessdate=2008-08-16|date=2008-08-16|publisher=cbc.ca] It was the first Olympic medal for a Canadian swimmer since the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was the first medal for Canada in the 1500m freestyle in 88 years. [ NBC Television, "Olympics Evening", 16 Aug 2008 ]

External links

* [https://www.swimming.ca/SwimmerBios.aspx Biography] at swimming.ca

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