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| Kane
RADFORD |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
New Zealand
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 02 Nov 1990
in Rotorua, NZL |
| Height | 1.81 m |
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General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
New Zealand swimmer Danyon Loader. (Daily Post, 29 Dec 2006) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He learned to swim at age two, and began competing at age seven. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Consultant |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Swim Rotorua: New Zealand |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Accounting - University of Auckland: New Zealand |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
His mother Bronwen remembers her son's first dip came at a carnival when he was two years old and recalls he was a natural. "He got up on the blocks [at the pool] and said he could do it, dived in and started swimming. The minute he got in the water he could swim." |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Margaret River, WA, AUS |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His brother Reagan competed in swimming at national level in New Zealand, and has also worked as a coach in the sport. His sister-in-law Jessie has competed in hockey at national level in New Zealand. His mother Bronwen Radford has served as chairperson for Swimming Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, and worked as an assistant coach at Swim Rotorua. (dqdswimming.co.nz, 01 Jan 2015; rotorualakescouncil.nz, 04 Aug 2016; rotorua.swimming.org.nz, 05 Feb 2017) |
Awards and honours |
Swim Rotorua in New Zealand have an annual award named the Kane Radford Endeavour Award in his honour. (swimming.org.nz, 19 Jul 2020)
He was named 2015 and 2016 Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming New Zealand. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 30 Sep 2015; stuff.co.nz, 09 Apr 2017)
He was named 2006 Bay of Plenty Swimmer of the Year in New Zealand. (nzherald.co.nz, 29 Dec 2006) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Other sports |
He has competed in water polo at national level in New Zealand. He has also represented New Zealand in swimming at junior level. (nzherald.co.nz, 23 Dec 2004; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Sep 2021) |
Milestones |
He became New Zealand's first open water swimmer to compete at the Olympic Games when he took part in the 10km event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Jun 2018; stuff.co.nz, 28 Jun 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Bryn, son Koa [2019] |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2008 |
Singapore, SGP |
1500m Freestyle |
15:23.99 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 30 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10km |
1:51:29.4 |
| 20 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
10km |
1:49:43.0 |
| 18 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km |
53:44.3 |
| 10 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km - Team Time Trial |
56:12.0 |
| 27 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
5km |
56:45.7 |
| 36 |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
10km |
2:01:36.82 |
| 22 |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
5km |
57:46.6 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 27 |
2015 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:44:15.91 |
| 16 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:42:22.00 |
| 11 |
2015 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:55:08.00 |
| 9 |
2014 |
Lac Magoc, QC, CAN |
10km |
1:55:18.66 |
| 14 |
2014 |
Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN |
10km |
1:59:28.5 |
| 13 |
2014 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:23.52 |
| 10 |
2013 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
1:53:45.7 |
| 10 |
2009 |
New York, NY, USA |
10km |
1:49:11.9 |
| 6 |
2008 |
Singapore, SGP |
10km |
2:09:49.70 |
Oceania Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2014 |
Lake Taupo, NZL |
10km |
1:58:12.04 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Lake Taupo, NZL |
5 km |
58:30.44 |
| 2 |
2008 |
Rotorua, NZL |
5 km |
59:41.30 |
| 2 |
2008 |
Rotorua, NZL |
10km |
1:59:53.2 |
| 1 |
2006 |
Cairns, QLD, AUS |
10km |
2:07:54 |
Pan Pacific Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2014 |
Maui, HI, USA |
10km |
1:52:13.0 |
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