Ireland ke Shane Ryan, jo ab 31 saal ke hain, unhone apne goggles ka “goodbye” keh diya hai. Unhone social media par likha:
“Bahut saalon tak Ireland aur USA ke liye competitive stage par represent karne ke baad, aur jis sport se main itna pyaar karta hoon usme poori tarah samarpit ho kar, maine ye faisla kiya hai ki ab main competitive swimming se door ho jaun.
Ye sport mujhe usse zyada diya hai jitna maine socha bhi nahin tha — green-jersey pehne ka maan, 3 Olympic Games me compete karne ka junoon, aur piscine aur safar ke beech bane dosti.
Main apni achievements par garv hoon — na sirf medals aur records mein, balki pure safar mein.
Coaches, teammates, Swim Ireland, USA Swimming, meri family aur har us vyakti ka shukriya jinhone mera saath diya — aapki vishwas ne mujhe har roj aage badhne ke liye push kiya.
Yadi main competition se door ho rahoon hoon, meri sport ke liye mohabbat utni hi strong hai — aur main aage chal kar naye tarike se, mentoring karke, aur swimming community me juda rehna chahunga.
Mera safar dekhne ke liye thank you. Main hamesha garv se khud ko Irish Olympian kahunga.”
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Ryan ne US me Penn State University me compete kiya tha, aur pehle USA ki national team ka hissa the, uske baad 2016 me unhone pura Irish sporting citizenship adopt kiya.
Woh pehle Irish athlete hain jo teen Olympics me compete kar chuke hain — Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, aur Paris 2024.
Aur retire hone tak, Shane Ryan pehla Irish swimmer hain jinhone Short Course World Championships me medal jeeta — 2018 me Hangzhou, China me 50m backstroke bronze.
Ryan ne Irish national records bhi apne naam kiye hain (different events me, free, back, fly, short course & long course).
Ryan retires still owning the following individual Irish national swimming records:
- LCM 100 free (48.39, 2024)
- LCM 50 back (24.32, 2018)
- LCM 100 back (53.73, 2019)
- SCM 50 free (21.07, 2024)
- SCM 100 free (46.23, 2024)
- SCM 50 back (22.56, 2024)
- SCM 100 back (50.17, 2020)
- SCM 50 fly (22.80, 2020)
- SCM 100 fly (50.53, 2020)
Swim Ireland ke Interim Performance Director Andy Reid ne kaha ki Shane ka career kaafi impressive raha hai aur unki achievements aur records Irish swimming ki history ka hissa rahengi.
Agar chaho, to main is article ka aur bhi detailed hinglish version bana sakta ho jisme har ek hisse ka anuvaad ho — karun?
