Missy Schwen-Ryan
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| Born | July 17, 1972 (age 51) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Missy Schwen-Ryan (born July 17, 1972 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rower. After her first medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics she donated a kidney to her sick brother in need of a transplant. She became the first Olympian to medal and have donated a kidney. Melissa, Tim (her husband) and Keith, Bach, Hugh Ryan (their kids) moved from their home in Dallas Texas to Jackson Wyoming and then Santa Barbara California. They now enjoy surfing, biking, and playing multiple sports.
References
- Missy SCHWEN-RYAN at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Missy Schwen-Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- American female rowers
- Sportspeople from Bloomington, Indiana
- Olympic rowers of the United States
- Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in rowing
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- American rowing Olympic medalist stubs