John Van Wisse

Jon Van Wisse
Personal details
Nationality Australian
Profession Swimmer

John Van Wisse born during 1972 or 1973 is a veteran Australian swimmer and swim coach. He has been swimming since at least the 1990s.[1] Van Wisse set a record when he ran, swam and cycled from London to Paris.[2]

Swimming

Van Wisse swims to make money for charity.[3] Van Wisse started training at the Brighton swimming Baths when he was a teenager.[4] Dawn Fraser is someone Van Wisse says he credits to for his endurance.[5] Van Wisse once got misidentified as a illegal immigrant while swimming during the 2010's.[6] Van Wisse trained the youngest swimmer to swim the triple crown Dan Canta.[7] Van Wisse has done running with trainer John Locco the founder of the Brighton Icebergers, a group of cold water swimmers.[8] [9] In 2017 The Victorian government sponsored a function Wisse did with boxer Sam Soliman who is a mutual friend of Van Wisse and Locco.[10] Brighton Iceberger and former Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu descirbed Van Wisse as an elite swimmer[11]

John Locco the founder of Brighton Icebergers.

Personal Life

Van Wisse is the brother of fellow long distance swimmer Tammy van Wisse.[12]

References

  1. ↑ https://sportshounds.com.au/2017/08/26/guns-blazing-bushrangers-go-war/
  2. ↑ Hatch, Patrick (28 August 2014). "Australian John van Wisse breaks world record in Arch to Arc triathlon from London to Paris". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Enduroman Arch to Arc Triathlon - John Van Wisse". John Van Wisse. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ https://brightonbathshealthclub.com.au/news/post-two/
  5. ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/triathlon-champ-john-van-wisse-owes-it-all-to-dawn-fraser/news-story/3e99296ce10b5cae1c3c7915cee52b5a
  6. ↑ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/australian-john-van-wisse-mistaken-for-illegal-immigrant-in-english-channel-swim/news-story/eef347c61338087f0db336676e3f0f44
  7. ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/brighton-iceberger-dan-canta-is-making-waves-taking-out-the-triple-crown-of-endurance-swimming/news-story/bb2206ab7875cae24edf7f38049ecd7f
  8. ↑ http://rotarybrighton.com.au/images/2017-08-10_RotaryBulletin.pdf
  9. ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/brighton-icebergers-youngest-recruit-den-canta-13-plunges-in/news-story/77b785af69b7a427ff8602cba21b71b5
  10. ↑ https://sportshounds.com.au/2017/08/26/guns-blazing-bushrangers-go-war/
  11. ↑ https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard/pdf/Assembly/Spring%202004/Assembly%20Extract%2017%20November%202004%20from%20Book%207.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/downloadhansard/pdf/Assembly/Spring%202004/Assembly%20Extract%2017%20November%202004%20from%20Book%207.pdf
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