John Van Wisse


John Van Wisse born during 1972 or 1973 is a veteran Australian swimmer and swim coach. He has been swimming since at least the 1990s.
Van Wisse set a record when he ran, swam and cycled from London to Paris.

Swimming

Van Wisse swims to make money for charity.
Van Wisse started training at the Brighton swimming Baths when he was a teenager.
Dawn Fraser is someone Van Wisse says he credits to for his endurance.
Van Wisse once got misidentified as an illegal immigrant while swimming during the 2010s.
Van Wisse trained the youngest swimmer to swim the triple crown Dan Canta.
Van Wisse has done running with trainer John Locco the founder of the Brighton Icebergers, a group of cold water swimmers.
In 2017 The Victorian government sponsored a function Wisse did with boxer Sam Soliman who is a mutual friend of Van Wisse and Locco.
Brighton Iceberger and former Premier of Victoria Ted Baillieu described Van Wisse as an elite swimmer

Personal life

Van Wisse is the brother of fellow long distance swimmer Tammy van Wisse.