Ryan Close
Availability status: Available
Country: United Kingdom
Date of birth: 05/09/2008
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Weight: 165 lbs
Sex: Male
Graduation year: 2027
Enrolment Year: 2027
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Geography: B; Religion: B; Science: B/B; English Literature: B; Math: B; English Language: B; History: B
SAT: Not taken yet
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
50m back (SC): 26.37
50m back (LC): 27.35
100m back (SC): 56.41
100m back (LC): 58.10
200m back (SC): 2.04.50
200m back (LC): 2.10.40
100m free (SC): 53.52
100m free (LC): 55.27
200m free (SC): 1.57.46
50m fly (SC): 26.28
50m fly (LC): 26.18
100m fly (SC): 58.56
100m fly (LC): 58.28
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ESSA National Champion for 100 back
ESSA National Champion for 200 back
5th place 2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championship 100 back
British National and English National Qualifier
English National Finalist for 50m fly and 100m fly
Winter National Qualifier
ESSA interdivisional Championship
Intercounty National Championship
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Dedicated, resilient, motivated, diligent, optimistic
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
Somehow getting PBs in all events and getting the best result I’ve ever had at British Nationals 2025 which was 2 weeks after a car accident and I was unsure on how I would do and surprised myself massively.
Goals:
Qualify for the Aquatics GB swim team for an international competition; Make lifelong friends with my teammates around me; Get the maximum potential out of my swimming
Anything else we should know?
I am completing the Diploma in Sporting Excellence as part of the Swim England Olympic Talent Pathway