Chris Fydler

Christopher John Fydler OAM (born 8 November 1972) is a former competitive swimmer from Australia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. Fydler represented Australia at an international level from 1989 to 2000. During his career he amassed over 20 national championships including five consecutive national 100-metre freestyle championships. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics, he was a member of the men's 4×100-metre freestyle relay team that defeated the Americans and won the gold medal with Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe and Ashley Callus. It was the first time in Olympic history that the US team had been beaten in that event.

Chris Fydler

Personal information
Full name	Christopher John Fydler
Nickname	"Fydes"
National team	Australia
Born	(1972-11-08) 8 November 1972 Sydney, New South Wales
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Australia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley 1998 Perth 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley Pan Pacific Championships 1999 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 100 m freestyle 1991 Edmonton 4×100 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 100 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 4×100 m freestyle 1993 Kobe 4×100 m medley 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m medley 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley 1991 Edmonton 4×100 m medley 1995 Atlanta 50 m freestyle 1995 Atlanta 100 m freestyle 1999 Sydney 100 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 4×100 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 4×100 m medley 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×100 m medley 1990 Auckland 100 m freestyle 1994 Victoria 100 m freestyle 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m freestyle 1990 Auckland 4×100 m medley

Fydler competed in the Gladiator Individual Sports Athletes Challenge in 1995.

Since retiring from swimming in early 2001, Fydler has continued to be active in the swimming and Olympic families. He was a board member of Swimming Australia Ltd from 2006 to 2010, was a member of the FINA Disciplinary Panel in 2009-2017 and a member of its Ethics Panel 2018-2023, and is currently the President of Swimming NSW. He was also the Deputy Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team competing in 2012 London Olympics and again at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Chris was also a been a board member of the NSW Institute of Sport from 2017-2023.

For his significant contribution to Swimming in Australia over the last 30 years, Chris was awarded Life Membership of Swimming Australia in 2020.

Chris graduated from Bond University in 1997 with a BComm and Llb (Hons). He was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in January 1998. He practiced as a lawyer in Sydney from 1998 to 2003 before taking equity in a Sydney-based System Integration business Oriel Technologies. After Oriel Technologies was sold in 2016 to the Big Air Group (ASX:BGL), Chris had a short break before being appointed as CEO and then Managing Director of Tambla Ltd (formerly ComOps Ltd), a publicly listed Workforce Management software company.

After 5 years on its Board, Chris was appointed Chair of Pymble Ladies College in 2024.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

External links

• Australian Olympic Committee