08/22/2023
On behalf of all of NYAC, we would like to offer a warm welcome Hochan Ryu! Renowned for his expertise and passion he will be leading our Development A program - imparting his knowledge and experience to nurture the next generation of NYAC swimmers. His presence promises to elevate our programs and provide invaluable mentorship to our athletes. Here's to a promising journey ahead with Hochan Ryu!
With a 20-year swimming career and a 10-year-and-counting coaching experience, Hochan is a swimming coach that specializes in developing swimmers of all ages, backgrounds, and skills. His coaching passion runs on a "think-outside-the-box" mentality that has resulted in regional, provincial, and national successes. Hochan encourages swimmers to reach beyond the stars, set their paths for success and realize their potential as they see it.
As a swimmer, his achievements include two Top 5 finishes at the 2016 Olympic Trials, one USports record and two OUA records, was part of the National Canadian development team and participated in overseas competitions in the USA. Hochan also competed with the U of T Varsity Blues for 5 years.