Missy Schwen-Ryan

{{short description|American rower and Olympic medalist}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}

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| name = Missy Schwen Ryan

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| birth_name = Melissa C. Schwen

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 17, 1972}}

| birth_place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.

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{{MedalSport | Women's rowing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1996 Atlanta | Coxless pair}}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney | Coxless pair}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Rowing Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Tampere | Coxless pair }}

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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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-30-9609040111-story.html|title=Olympic Rower Wins Race For Her Brother's Life|last=Manier|first=Jeremy|date=1996-08-30|work=The Chicago Tribune|access-date=2020-02-04}} She became the first Olympian to medal and have donated a kidney.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} On March 20, 2010, she was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame.{{Cite news|url=https://guhoyas.com/news/2009/12/4/missy_schwen_ryan_earns_induction_into_national_rowing_hall_of_fame.aspx|title=Missy Schwen Ryan Earns Induction into National Rowing Hall of Fame }} 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.