Philip Riker III (born September 16, 1946) is an American former competition
swimmer
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.
Riker represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the
1964 Summer Olympics
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in Tokyo.
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Philip Riker
Retrieved October 27, 2012. He competed in the
men's 200-meter butterfly, and finished fourth overall in the event final with a time of 2:11.0.
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Men's 200 metres Butterfly Final
Retrieved October 27, 2012.
Riker attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he swam for the North Carolina Tar Heels
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swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1965 to 1967.
Riker won the NCAA National Championship in the 100 meter Butterfly in 1966.
See also
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* List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
American male butterfly swimmers
Lawrenceville School alumni
North Carolina Tar Heels men's swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the United States
Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey
Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in swimming
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
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