| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990-11-02)2 November 1990 (age 34) Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Open water 5 km champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Open water 10 km champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)[2] |
Kane Radford (born 2 November 1990) is a New Zealandswimmer. He is New Zealand's first Olympic open water swimmer.[3]
Born inRotorua on 2 November 1990,[1][4] Radford was educated atJohn Paul College in Rotorua.[5] OfMāori descent, Radford affiliates toNgāti Tūwharetoa andTe Arawa.[6]
Radford won gold at the2006 Oceania Swimming Championships in the men's 10 km open water race. On 31 August 2006 he placed 26th inthe men's 10km race, at the2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships.
At the2007 World Aquatics Championships he competed in both the5 and10km races, placing 22nd and 26th respectively.
At the2008 Oceania Swimming Championships, Radford came second in the men's 1500m, 5 km and 10 km races.
He was part of theNew Zealand team at the2011 World Aquatics Championships, where he came 27th in themen's 5km open water race.
He again representedNew Zealand at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, coming 18th in themen's 5km and 20th in themen's 10km. He was also part of a three-man team that placed 10th in theopen water team event.
Radford placed third in the men's 10 km open water race at the2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
He again competed forNew Zealand at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, placing 30th in themen's 10km open water race.[3]
Hequalified for the 2016 summer Olympics as Oceania's top-ranked representative outside the world's top ten of the men's 10 km marathon at the World Olympic Qualifier inSetubal, Portugal. However he was not named to theNew Zealand Olympic team bySwimming New Zealand.[7] On 27 June 2016, Radford was nominated to the NZOC, following his successful appeal to theNew Zealand Sport Tribunal.[8][9][10] Radford placed 19th in the2016 Olympic marathon event, 19 seconds behind the winner,Ferry Weertman.
Radford trained at Claremont Aquatic Centre inPerth inWestern Australia.[11]
