National Teams

Senior National Team

Ryan Cochrane

  • Age 35
  • Height 193 cm / 6 ftin
  • Club High Performance Centre - Victoria
  • Coach Ryan Mallette
  • Hometown Victoria, BC
  • Residence Victoria, BC
  • Event 400 FR, 800 FR, 1500 FR

Ryan’s Bio

  • At Cochrane’s third Olympic Games, he raced in the 400-m, and 1,500-m freestyle. Cochrane made his third straight final in the 1,500 where he finished 6th.
  • At the 2016 Canadian Olympic & Para-Swimming Trials, Cochrane claimed gold medals in both the 400-m and 1500-m freestyle. It is through these performances that he earned a berth on his third Olympic team, where he was named co-captain with Martha McCabe.
  • In 2016, Cochrane won Swimming Canada’s President Award.
  • Cochrane added two bronze medals to his collection at the 2015 FINA World Championships, in the 400-m and 1,500-m freestyle, bringing his all-time Canadian record total to eight.
  • Cochrane earned three medals at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. He won two gold medals in the 400-m and 1,500-m freestyle, setting Games records in both, while helping the 4×200-m freestyle relay to bronze.
  • Cochrane won Male Swimmer of the Year award eight consecutive years (2008-2015).
  • Cochrane’s 2015 achievements are even more impressive considering the difficult year he and his teammates faced due to the death of High Performance Centre – Victoria head coach Randy Bennett in April.
  • Bronze in the 1,500-metre freestyle in Beijing in 2008 after winning the preliminary round with a new Olympic record, lowering his own Canadian record by 10 seconds.
  • Silver medal in London in 2012, bettering his own national record.
  • Commonwealth Games career ended in 2014 by defending both his gold medals in Glasgow. Cochrane won both the 400-m and 1,500-m freestyle events
    for the second straight Games, breaking his own Canadian record in the 400.
  • Double medal performance at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships halfway around the globe in Gold Coast, Australia: Gold in the 800-m freestyle, silver in 1,500. Also finished fourth in the 400.
  • In December 2014 he ended a decade-long medal drought for Canada at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), winning bronze in the 1,500-m freestyle.
  • Won his first FINA World Championships medals in 2009 in Rome, taking silver in the 1,500 and bronze in the 800.
  • Made his FINA World Championships debut in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia, where his top finish was seventh in the 800.
Quick Facts
  • Twitter: @CochraneRyan
  • Instagram: @ryanacochrane
  • Favourite movie: Gladiator
  • Favourite TV show: House of Cards
  • Favourite place to visit: Greece
  • Guilty pleasure: Netflix
  • Favourite restaurant: Mo;le in Victoria.
  • Favourite dish there: Potato gratin

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