Missy Schwen-Ryan

Missy Schwen Ryan
Personal information
BornMelissa C. Schwen
July 17, 1972 (1972-07-17) (age 53)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Coxless pair
2000 Sydney Coxless pair
World Rowing Championships
1995 Tampere Coxless pair

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] On March 20, 2010, she was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame.[2]

References

  1. ^ Manier, Jeremy (August 30, 1996). "Olympic Rower Wins Race For Her Brother's Life". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Missy Schwen Ryan Earns Induction into National Rowing Hall of Fame".