Noel Ryan

For the Australian footballer, see Noel Ryan (footballer).

Noel Ryan

File:Noel Ryan 1927.jpg Ryan in 1927
Personal information
Full name	Noel Philip Ryan
Nickname	"Tiger"
National team	Australia
Born	1912 (1912) Manly, New South Wales
Died	23 November 1969(1969-11-23) (aged 56–57) Sydney
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Manly Swimming Club
Medal record Representing Australia British Empire Games Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton 400 yd freestyle Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton 1500 yd freestyle Gold medal – first place 1934 London 440 yd freestyle Gold medal – first place 1934 London 1500 yd freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydney 4x220 yd freestyle

Noel Philip Ryan (1912 – 23 November 1969) was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 and 1934 British Empire Games. In 1932 he finished fourth in the 1500-metre freestyle. In the 400-metre freestyle, 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.