Melissa C. Schwen Ryan (born July 17, 1972, in

Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside ...

) 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. She became the first Olympian to medal and have donated a kidney. On March 20, 2010, she was inducted into the 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.

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