Ryan Cochrane

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Aquatics Canada Awards Ryan Cochrane Male Athlete of the Year

Full Name:	Ryan Cochrane
Born:	October 29th, 1988
	Victoria, BC, Canada
Nationality:	Canada
Status:	Active

Ryan Cochrane Ryan Cochrane was born in Victoria, BC, Canada on October 29, 1988. Cochrane was first exposed to the sport of swimming through Red Cross swimming lessons. He got his first taste of competitive swimming when he took part in an Island Swimming summer camp. It was not long before Cochrane moved up the ranks of the club and joined forces with Head Coach Randy Bennett.Cochrane and Bennett made a formidable pair. Cochrane's first taste of real success came at the Canada Games in 2005 where he won gold in the 800 and 1500 freestyle along with medals in three more events. His first success on the international stage came just one year later. International success At the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, in his hometown of Victoria, Cochrane picked up a bronze in the 800 freestyle and finished fourth in the 1500 freestyle. That same year he also competed at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia where he finished fifth in the 1500 freestyle and eighth in the 400 freestyle. The next year Cochrane competed at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. He finished seventh in the 800 freestyle, 15th in the 1500 freestyle and 19th in the 400 freestyle. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Cochrane …

Aquatics Canada Awards Ryan Cochrane Male Athlete of the Year

The late Randy Bennett was named to the President’s Honour Roll, while Ryan Cochrane took home the Male Athlete of the Year, and Genevieve Saumur won the Spirit of Aquatics Canada award.

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Watch Connor Jaeger Break the 1500 Free American Record – Race Video

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Preview

Sun Yang and Gregorio Paltrinieri will battle it out in the 1500, with the prelims going off on day 7 and the final on day 8

Cochrane Fails to Make 800 Final Ending his Streak of World Medals

“The distance events are getting faster and faster. The heats felt more like a semifinal. I thought I did enough to get into the final and I’m obviously disappointed,” Cochrane said.

2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

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