Saanich’s Ryan Cochrane displays the gold medal he won at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.                                 Scott Grant/Swimming Canada

Saanich’s Ryan Cochrane displays the gold medal he won at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. Scott Grant/Swimming Canada

Teachers helped Cochrane achieve Olympic dreams

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Rick Stiebel

News Staff

Finding the right balance for school, sport and life became quite the juggling act for Ryan Cochrane, especially as his proficiency in the pool increased to Olympic athlete levels.

“Learning what dedication meant and how much I had to forgo in order to gain success meant I had to manage both my time and my energy,” Cochrane explained.