Carly Piper (born September 23, 1983), also known by her married name Carly Ryan, is an American former professional competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. As part of the American team, she helped set a new world record in the women's 4×200-meter freestyle relay (long course).
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| Birth name | Carly Piper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Carly Ryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 23, 1983 Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Shane Ryan (2014–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SwimMAC Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
editPiper was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in 1983, the daughter of Kenneth and Carol Ann Piper. Her father worked for General Dynamics, a defense contractor, and her mother was an aerobics instructor. Piper has one older sister, Cortney, who is also a swimmer and swam for the University of Tennessee. Piper is a 2001 graduate of Grosse Pointe North High School in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Piper attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated in 2006, majoring in zoology. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she had a highly successful career on the women's swimming team and served as the team's captain. She twice won Big Ten Conference swimmer of the year honors and was an 18-time All-American. While still in school, and after she had exhausted her athletic eligibility, she served as a volunteer assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers swimming teams.
Carly married swim coach Shane Ryan on May 16, 2014. In 2015 they started their coach owned team called the Madison Aquatic Club, located in Madison, WI. Shane and Carly have a son, Clint Murray, and daughter named Piper Autumn Ryan who was born in 2016.
Swimming career
editAt the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Piper qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by finishing 5th in the 200-meter freestyle.[1] She also placed 6th in the 400-meter freestyle.[2]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Piper won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Natalie Coughlin, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Dana Vollmer that set the world record in the event.[3][4] On December 20, 2004 it was declared "Carly Piper Day" in Piper's hometown of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan for her accomplishments in Athens.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's 200 m freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved May 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's 400 m freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved May 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "US Women Break the Oldest World Record in the Book, the 800 Freestyle Relay". Swimming World Magazine. August 18, 2004. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carly Piper". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Dream Big: Wisconsin's Golden Girl". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
External links
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- Carly Piper at World Aquatics
- Carly Piper at Olympics.com
- Carly Piper at Olympic.org (archived)
- Carly Piper at Olympedia
- Carly Ryan at USA Swimming (archived June 2, 2021)
- Carly Piper at Team USA (archive February 4, 2022)
- Carly Piper at usolympicteam.com at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2008)
- Carly Piper biography at University of Wisconsin–Madison at the Wayback Machine (archived May 5, 2012)
- My Journey to the Olympics…and Back by Carly Piper at the Wayback Machine (archived June 17, 2011)
