Missy Schwen-Ryan
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| Birth name | Melissa C. Schwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 1972 (age 53) 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] On March 20, 2010, she was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame.[2]
References
- ^ Manier, Jeremy (August 30, 1996). "Olympic Rower Wins Race For Her Brother's Life". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Missy Schwen Ryan Earns Induction into National Rowing Hall of Fame".
External links
- 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 April 18, 2020.