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| Shane
RYAN |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Ireland
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 27 Jan 1994
in Drexel Hill, PA, USA |
| Height | 1.98 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Dublin, IRL |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
Higher education |
Hospitality Management, Tourism - Pennsylvania State University: State College, PA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age two at a pool in Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. |
Why this sport? |
His mother introduced him to the sport. |
Club / Team |
National Aquatic Centre [NAC]: Dublin, IRL |
Name of coach |
Ben Higson [club, national] |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Sugar Shane (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021) |
Hobbies |
Golf, playing video games. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the 50m backstroke at the 2018 World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021) |
Injuries |
In December 2021, he underwent surgery on a long-term right shoulder injury. That injury, as well as an injury to his left shoulder, had forced him to withdraw from the 100m backstroke at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo before the heats, as the stroke caused him too much pain. (Instagram profile, 08 Dec 2021; independent.ie, 23 Jul 2021; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 23 Jul 2021) |
Awards and honours |
While representing Pennsylvania State University, he was named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2014 Big Ten Championships in the United States of America. (onwardstate.com, 04 Mar 2014) |
Milestones |
His bronze medal in the 50m backstroke at the 2018 World Short Course Championships in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, was the first medal for an Irish swimmer at the short course world championships. (fina.org, 16 Dec 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Aug 2020) |
Other information |
REPRESENTING IRELAND
Having previously represented the United States of America, in 2015 he announced that he would move to Dublin with a view to representing Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. His father Thomas is from Portarlington, Ireland. He moved to Dublin in May 2015 to complete the one-year residency requirements to be eligible to compete for Ireland. His decision to represent Ireland was swayed by the passionate support athletes receive from the public. "The Olympic Games is such a big honour, going for either the US or Ireland, but I'd rather pick Ireland because there it's such a passionate country. The sport over here is much different than it is in the US but I think it's more dedicated." (swimswam.com, 03 May 2015; utv.ie, 10 Dec 2015) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 37 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Butterfly |
52.52 |
| 14 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:15.48 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Backstroke |
54.40 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
49.82 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
22.88 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Backstroke |
54.24 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Backstroke |
25.10 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| Semifinal |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Backstroke |
53.94 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Backstroke |
25.48 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
22.79 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
22.76 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Freestyle |
46.93 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
DNS |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Freestyle |
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| 13 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Backstroke |
25.19 |
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2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Backstroke |
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| Heats |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Butterfly |
54.29 |
| 7 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:34.88 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Backstroke |
24.64 |
| Semifinal |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Backstroke |
54.79 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:17.55 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Backstroke |
25.32 |
| 8 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Backstroke |
54.49 |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
23.25 |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
100m Freestyle |
50.22 |
| 7 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:37.47 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Backstroke |
50.42 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Backstroke |
23.12 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:31.86 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:34.24 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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