Noel Ryan

{{Short description|Australian swimmer}}

{{for|the Australian footballer|Noel Ryan (footballer)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Noel Ryan

| image = Noel Ryan 1927.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Ryan in 1927

| fullname = Noel Philip Ryan

| nicknames = "Tiger"

| national_team = {{AUS}}

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = Manly Swimming Club

| coach =

| birth_date = 1912

| birth_place = Manly, New South Wales

| death_date = 23 November 1969

| death_place = Sydney

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | British Empire Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1930 Hamilton | 400 yd freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1930 Hamilton | 1500 yd freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1934 London | 440 yd freestyle}}

{{MedalGold | 1934 London | 1500 yd freestyle}}

{{MedalBronze | 1938 Sydney | 4x220 yd freestyle}}

}}

Noel Philip Ryan (1912 – 23 November 1969) was an Australian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1930 and 1934 British Empire Games. In 1932 he finished fourth in the 1500-metre freestyle. In the 400-metre freestyle, he was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 100-metre freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round. Nicknamed "Tiger", Ryan won Australian swimming championships in most of the years between 1928 and 1941, in all winning 16 Australian and 27 New South Wales titles, plus four gold medals at the Empire Games of 1930 and 1934.