Missy Schwen-Ryan

Missy Schwen Ryan
Personal information
Birth name	Melissa C. Schwen
Born	July 17, 1972 (age 49); Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
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Women's rowing
Representing United States
Olympic Games
World Rowing Championships

Melissa C. 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.^[1] She became the first Olympian to medal and have donated a kidney.^{[citation needed]} On March 20, 2010, she was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame.^[2] Schwen-Ryan, her husband, Tim, and their three children Keith, Bach, and Hugh moved from their home in Dallas Texas to Jackson Wyoming and then Santa Barbara, California. They are currently living in the Bay Area.

References[]

^ Manier, Jeremy (August 30, 1996). "Olympic Rower Wins Race For Her Brother's Life". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ https://guhoyas.com/news/2009/12/4/missy_schwen_ryan_earns_induction_into_national_rowing_hall_of_fame.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Missy SCHWEN-RYAN at World Rowing (archived)
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 April 18, 2020.

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[1] Manier, Jeremy (August 30, 1996). "Olympic Rower Wins Race For Her Brother's Life". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

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