- Noel Ryan
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Medal record Men's Swimming Competitor for 
AustraliaBritish Empire Games Gold 1930 Hamilton 400 yd freestyle Gold 1930 Hamilton 1500 yd freestyle Gold 1934 London 440 yd freestyle Gold 1934 London 1500 yd freestyle Bronze 1938 Sydney 4x220 yd freestyle Noel Philip Ryan (1912 – November 23, 1969) was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 and 1934 British Empire Games.
He was born in Manly, New South Wales died in Sydney.
In 1932 he finished fourth in the 1500 metre freestyle event. In the 400 metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 100 metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round.
Nicknamed "Tiger", Ryan won Australian swimming championships in most of the years between 1928 and 1941, in all winning 16 Australian and 27 New South Wales titles, plus four gold medals at the Empire Games of 1930 and 1934.
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Commonwealth Champions in Men's 400 m Freestyle 1930: 400 Yards Freestyle • 1934 – 1966: 440 Yards Freestyle • 1970 – 2010: 400 Metres Freestyle1930: Noel Ryan (AUS) • 1934: Noel Ryan (AUS) • 1938: Bob Pirie (CAN) • 1950: Garrick Agnew (AUS) • 1954: Gary Chapman (AUS) • 1958: John Konrads (AUS) • 1962: Murray Rose (AUS) • 1966: Bob Windle (AUS) • 1970: Graham White (AUS) • 1974: John Kulasalu (AUS) • 1978: Ron McKeon (AUS) • 1982: Andrew Astbury (ENG) • 1986: Duncan Armstrong (AUS) • 1990: Ian Brown (AUS) • 1994: Kieren Perkins (AUS) • 1998: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2002: Ian Thorpe (AUS) • 2006: David Carry (SCO) 2010: Ryan Cochrane (CAN)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 1500 m Freestyle 1930 – 1934: 1500 Yards Freestyle • 1938 – 1966: 1650 Yards Freestyle • 1970 – 2010: 1500 Metres Freestyle1930: Noel Ryan (AUS) • 1934: Noel Ryan (AUS) • 1938: Bob Leivers (ENG) • 1950: Graham Johnston (RSA) • 1954: Graham Johnston (RSA) • 1958: John Konrads (AUS) • 1962: Murray Rose (AUS) • 1966: Ron Jackson (AUS) • 1970: Graham Windeatt (AUS) • 1974: Steve Holland (AUS) • 1978: Max Metzker (AUS) • 1982: Max Metzker (AUS) • 1986: Jason Plummer (AUS) • 1990: Glen Housman (AUS) • 1994: Kieren Perkins (AUS) • 1998: Grant Hackett (AUS) • 2002: Grant Hackett (AUS) • 2006: David Davies (WAL) • 2010: Ryan Cochrane (CAN)
Categories:- 1912 births
- 1969 deaths
- Australian swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Australia
- Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Swimmers at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Swimmers at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Australian swimming biography stubs
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