Ky Hurst was born on 11 March 1981 and is an Australian swimmer and ironman.
12 Facts About Ky Hurst
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Ky Hurst competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 10km marathon swimming event and finished in 11th place, after qualifying by finishing fifth at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championship.
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At that time Ky Hurst decided to continue to pursue both swimming and Ironman racing during 2012, the latter he competed in with great success.
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Ky Hurst was a long term ward of master coach Dennis Cottrell, at the Miami Club.
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Ky Hurst is under noted swimmer and coach Colin Braund and in Bond Club.
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Ky Hurst won a silver medal at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in the 5km Open Water swimming event.
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Ky Hurst failed to qualify for the 1500m freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics placing 3rd.
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In ironman competitions, Ky Hurst has won four Australian Ironman titles, and is a member of the Surf Life Saving Australia Hall of Fame.
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Ky Hurst became a grinder for the America's Cup Challenge, Oracle Team USA in their campaign for the 35th America's Cup.
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Ky Hurst is one of Surf Lifesaving's greatest all-round competitors, having won Australian championships in ironman, surf, board rescue, surf team and taplin relay.
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Ky Hurst attended Bond University on a sporting scholarship and studied property development and business.
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Ky Hurst competed in the third season of the television series Dancing with the Stars.