Gus Ryder
From Openwaterpedia
Gus Ryder, CM was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) in 1981 as an Honour Coach from Canada. Ryder was an innovative coach whose athletes achieved national and international success as marathon swimmers including Marilyn Bell and Cliff Lumsdon. He founded Lakeshore Swimming Club in 1930 and was named Canada’s Man of the Year in 1955 and was named to the Order of Canada in 1975 for his work teaching disabled children.
IMSHOF Honour Coaches
- Richard “Dick” Campion, Australia, inducted 2010/11
- Gilles Potvin, Canada, inducted 2006
- Gus Ryder, Canada, inducted 1981
- Tom Watch, Great Britain, inducted 1986
- Freda Streeter, MBE Great Britain, inducted 2005
- Don Watson, USA, inducted 2013
External links
- National Honors Awarded to Open Water Swimmers
- Marilyn Bell Recalls Her Remarkable Teenage Years On WOWSA Live
- Open Water Swimming Dual Inductees And Dual Honorees
- Gus Ryder, A Man of the Highest Order
- Honour Coaches In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Gus Ryder profile
