American rower and Olympic medalist
Missy Schwen Ryan
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Birth name | Melissa C. Schwen |
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Born | July 17, 1972 (1972-07-17) (age 52) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
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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.
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