Ryan Cochrane (swimmer)

Ryan Andrew Cochrane (born October 29, 1988) is a retired Canadian competitive swimmer who competed for the University of Victoria and specialised in freestyle distance events. He was an Olympic silver and bronze medallist as well as a triple gold medallist in the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He was a four-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist and champion in the 400-metre and 1,500-metre having won both events in 2010 and 2014. He holds six world championship medals in the 800-metre and 1500-metre events, making him Canada's all-time leading medalist for swimmers at the World Aquatics Championships. He won gold medals in the 400 and 1,500 m freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, as well as a bronze in the 4 x 200 m freestyle at the 2015 Games. After retiring from competitive swimming in 2017, he would pursue a career in Real Estate.