Ryk Neethling
- January 5, 2024
- Swimmer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ryk Neethling |
| Occupation | Swimmer |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 17, 1977(1977-11-17) |
| Age | 47 |
| Birthplace | Bloemfontein |
| Country | South Africa |
| Birth City | Free State |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Ryk Neethling Biography
| Name | Ryk Neethling |
| Birthday | Nov 17 |
| Birth Year | 1977 |
| Place Of Birth | Bloemfontein |
| Home Town | Free State |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Parents | San-Marie Neethling, Ryk Neethling |
| Siblings | Jean-Marie Neethling, Elsje Neethling |
Ryk Neethling is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on November 17, 1977 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. South African Olympic swimmer, who was the first South African to represent his country at four consecutive games.
Both he and Kristy Kwal were Olympic swimmers who won medals.
Born in Bloemfontein, he attended Grey College, where he excelled in swimming, earning a place in the South African swimming team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he came fifth in the 1500 m freestyle.
He continued his international career at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle, but only managing fifth at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships. In 1999 he had a much better Pan Pacific Championships winning silver in the 1500 m freestyle, and bronze in the 400 m and 200 m freestyle. After achieving a disappointing 5th in the 1500 m freestyle event and 8th in the 400 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he elected to discontinue competing in the 1500 m event, concentrating instead on the 50 m and 100 m freestyle events. He is the only men’s swimmer in Olympic history to swim in the 100 to 1500m freestyle finals At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle and came 4th in the 50 m freestyle events. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won silver in the 100 m freestyle and was part of the S.A gold medal winning 4×100 m freestyle relay team.
He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa’s Free State province. In 2015, he was engaged to Sahar biniaz.
Ryk Neethling Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ryk Neethling is one of the richest Swimmer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryk Neethling 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a nine time NCAA champion at the University of Arizona.
He won the gold medal for the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. However, he just missed out on the medal in individual 100m.
Ryk Neethling OIS (born 17 November 1977) is a South African businessman who rose to prominence as the three-times World Champion and four-times World Record Breaking Olympic swimming champion.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Ryk Neethling Dating?
According to our records, Ryk Neethling is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ryk Neethling’s is not dating anyone.
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In November 2005, he announced that he had refused a multimillion-dollar offer by Qatar’s Olympic body to switch nationalities and swim for Qatar at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Facts & Trivia
Ryk Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Ryk Neethling celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.
The 4×100 m freestyle relay world record was subsequently broken in 2006 by the United States.
Is Ryk Neethling still married?
According to all4women, Ryk and Biniaz called off their fairytale to be a wedding. They also broke things up between them. Even though the reasons behind this decision are not apparent, they appear strong enough to warrant a complete break up.
Does Ryk Neethling own Val de Vie?
Ryk Neethling has played an instrumental role since his appointment in 2009 as the Marketing Director & Shareholder of the Val de Vie Group of Companies.
What is Ryk Neethling doing now?
He is now shareholder and marketing director of Val de Vie Estate a luxury property development in Paarl, South Africa.
Who swam with Ryk Neethling?
That’s when Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling shocked the world with their Olympic gold medal and world record- setting performance in the men’s 400 meter freestyle relay in Athens. Bolstering swimmers—in sickness and health—is part and parcel of a coach’s job.
How old is Ryk?
44 years (November 17, 1977)