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Philip Riker III (born September 16, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer.

Philip Riker

Personal information
Full name	Philip Riker III
Nickname(s)	"Phil"
National team	United States
Born	(1946-09-16) September 16, 1946 (age 75) Passaic, New Jersey
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Sun Dance Swim Club
College team	University of North Carolina

Riker represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] He competed in the men's 200-meter butterfly, and finished fourth overall in the event final with a time of 2:11.0.[1][2]

Riker attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he swam for the North Carolina Tar Heels 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

• List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
• List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians

References

External links

• Phil Riker at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Philip Riker III at the International Olympic Committee

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