Philip Riker
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Philip Riker, III |
Nickname | "Phil" |
National team | United States |
Born | Passaic, New Jersey | September 16, 1946
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Club | Sun Dance Swim Club |
College team | University of North Carolina |
Philip Riker, III (born September 16, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer.
Riker represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He competed in the men's 200-meter butterfly, and finished fourth overall in the event final with a time of 2:11.0.[1][2]
Riker attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he swam for the North Carolina Tar Heels swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1965 to 1967.
See also
- List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
- List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Philip Riker. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Butterfly Final. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
External links
- Phil Riker – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com