Ryk Neethling

Swimmer

Birthday November 17, 1977

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace South Africa

Age 46 years old

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About

South African Olympic swimmer who became the first to represent his country in four consecutive games.

Before Fame

He was a nine-time NCAA champion at the University of Arizona.

Trivia

He won the gold medal in the 4×100m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics and just missed out on a medal in the individual 100m.

Family Life

He grew up around Bloemfontein, in the Free State province, South Africa. He got engaged to Sahar Biniaz in 2015.

Associated With

He and Kristy Kowal are both medal-winning Olympic swimmers.