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Ryan
COETZEE |
Sport |
Swimming |
NOC |
South Africa
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Gender | Men |
Born | 12 Aug 1995
in Johannesburg, RSA |
Height | 1.84 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
United States |
Higher education |
Accounting, Finance - University of Tennessee: Knoxville, TN, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Wakeboarding, golf, baking. (Instagram profile, 06 May 2019; letabaherald.co.za, 30 May 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Graham Hill [national], RSA |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Afrikaans, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Rhino [given to him by a coach as it sounds like his name]. (The Shakedown with John Mason YouTube channel, 28 Sep 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Definitely try and find a way to make it work. There will be a lot of times when it doesn't look good or it feels like you are not going in the right direction. You need to sit down and be self-aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and you need to keep going forward. Success is finding ways to get better. I am just trying to do the job better than I did yesterday." (digitaljournal.com, 01 Dec 2019) |
Injuries |
In December 2020 he injured his shoulder during a butterfly turn, ruling him out for several weeks. (Instagram profile, 22 Dec 2020)
Illness affected him at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (digitaljournal.com, 01 Dec 2019) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
"I listen to EDM, house or rock music. It gets me in a good flow and has both a mellow feel in some songs to calm my energy down and focus and EDM or rock when I need to boost my energy and get a little hype." (teamsa.co.za, 12 Aug 2019) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games with his performance at the 2019 South African Championships in Durban, South Africa. (teamsa.co.za, 12 Aug 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He had coordination problems as a child, and his mother was advised that he take up swimming or judo. "My mum was told that swimming or judo would help me to overcome the problem. Because she could not stand the thought of her little boy being thrown around on some mat, she decided that I should rather take up swimming." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents, his coaches, and his friends. (teamsa.co.za, 12 Aug 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (swimhistory.co.za, 01 Jan 2018) |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
100m Butterfly |
53.46 |
Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Butterfly |
24.13 |
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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Heats |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
8 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
22.88 |
Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
51.65 |
5 |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
1:24.14 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
36 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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8 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
51.54 |
5 |
2018 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
22.73 |
2 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
52.20 |
7 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
22.84 |
6 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
50.76 |
3 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
23.54 |
6 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Butterfly |
51.52 |
7 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Butterfly |
22.99 |
8 |
2018 |
Eindhoven, NED |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:45.47 |
7 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
22.66 |
4 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
52.10 |
5 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
49.88 |
5 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Butterfly |
23.45 |
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