| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  United States | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 100m Butterfly | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 4x100m Medley | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 4x100m Medley | |
| World Championships - Long Course | |||
| Bronze | 1994 Rome | 50m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1994 Rome | 4x100m Medley | |
| Silver | 1994 Rome | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1998 Perth | 50m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1998 Perth | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1998 Perth | 4x100m Medley | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 100m Butterfly | |
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 4x100m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 4x100m Medley | |
| Silver | 1995 Mar del Plata | 100m Freestyle | |
Amy Van Dyken (born February 15, 1973 in Englewood, Colorado) is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 Swimming events were contested The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatic sports diving swimming open water swimming synchronized swimming The 1994 World Aquatics Championships or the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September The 1994 World Aquatics Championships or the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September The 1994 World Aquatics Championships or the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Rome, Italy between September 1 and September The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth Western Australia, Australia between January The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth Western Australia, Australia between January The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth Western Australia, Australia between January The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas. The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The Long Course Swimming Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games took place in the Natatorium Complex in Mar del Plata, Argentina The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The Long Course Swimming Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games took place in the Natatorium Complex in Mar del Plata, Argentina The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The Long Course Swimming Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games took place in the Natatorium Complex in Mar del Plata, Argentina The 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 11 to March 26, 1995 The Long Course Swimming Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games took place in the Natatorium Complex in Mar del Plata, Argentina Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The City of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International She won gold in the 50 meter free, 100 meter butterfly, 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay, and the 4 x 100 meter medley relay.
Van Dyken is an asthmatic who suffered from severe asthma throughout her childhood and into adulthood. Asthma is a chronic Condition involving the Respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflamed, and are She began swimming on the advice of a doctor as a way to strengthen her lungs to cope with her condition and prevent future asthma attacks.
Van Dyken began her competitive swimming career at Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado, where she was state champion and state record holder in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly in her Junior and Senior years, and where in 1991 she captained her team to a state title. Cherry Creek High School (CCHS is one of six high schools in the Cherry Creek School District in suburban Denver Colorado and sits on an eighty-acre campus that is home The City of Greenwood Village is a prominent suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County At the 1992 US Olympic Trials, she placed 4th in the 50 meter freestyle, just missing the Olympic team. After high school, Van Dyken attended the University of Arizona for two years before transferring to Colorado State University, where she broke her first (of many more to come) United States record with a time of 21. The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution Colorado State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. 77 seconds in the 50 yard freestyle at the NCAA championships in 1994. She also placed second in the 100 yard butterfly and the 100 yard freestyle to Olympian Jenny Thompson. Jennifer ("Jenny" Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is a former competitive swimmer and one of the most decorated Olympians in history In 1994 she was named the NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year. After college, she moved to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to train full-time for the 1996 Olympics. The United States Olympic Training Centers ( OTCs) are three campuses created by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC as training facilities for its Olympic The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado,
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Van Dyken became the first American female athlete in history to win 4 gold medals in a single Olympic games. Her success in swimming won her a wide variety of awards and accolades, including: the ESPN Awards (ESPY) Female Athlete of the Year award; Swimming World magazine's female Swimmer of the Year award; induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame; induction into the US Olympic Hall of Fame; named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, USOC Sports Woman of the Year, the Women’s Sports Foundation Sports Woman of the Year and USA Swimming Swimmer of the Year. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The ESPY Awards is an annual Sports awards event created and broadcast by American Cable television network ESPN. She was also featured as one of Glamour magazine's Top 10 Women of the Year, named one of 25 most influential females in sport by Women’s Sports and Fitness magazine and received the ARETE Courage in Sports award. Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. She has graced the cover of several newspapers and magazines, including USA Today, Newsweek, Time, Swimming World magazine, and Sports Illustrated. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Van Dyken was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, the Rosie O'Donnell Show, and the Today Show. Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy Talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. She was featured in a milk ad with a photograph taken by world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, and she was honored with her own Wheaties box. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (ˈliːbəvɪts (born October 2, 1949) is an American Portrait photographer whose style is marked Wheaties, a wheat and bran mixture baked into flakes is a Breakfast cereal introduced in 1924 and marketed by the General
She continued to compete after the 1996 Olympics, but was plagued by injury, including a shoulder injury which required several operations and which left her unable to train for over a year. She staged a comeback, however, and made the 2000 US Olympic Team in the 50 meter freestyle, the 4X100 Medley Relay and the 4X100 Freestyle Relay. At the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Van Dyken won two gold medals in these latter two events, and placed 4th in the 50 meter freestyle. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 This brought her total career Olympic medal count to 6 gold medals. In addition to her Olympic accomplishments, Van Dyken won several World titles and set numerous American and world records.
Van Dyken is retired from swimming and lives with her husband, NFL punter Tom Rouen, in Colorado and Arizona. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. A punter ( P) in American or Canadian football is a Special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and Thomas Francis Rouen (born June 9 1968 in Hinsdale Illinois) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent Since her retirement, Van Dyken has toured on a number of speaking engagements to groups as varied as schools and multi-national coorporations, she has been a DJ on a sports radio show in Arizona, served as the side-line reporter for the Seattle Seahawks & Denver Broncos football teams, and even played in the award-winning stage-play the Vagina Monologues. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award -winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off-Broadway Westside Theatre She is actively involved in a number of charities, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and along with husband Rouen runs an annual celebrity fundraiser in Evergreen, Colorado to raise money for disadvantaged youth. Evergreen is a Census-designated place (CDP and a US Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States
On May 12, she was the only American swimmer to be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Class of 2007. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
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| Preceded by Allison Wagner | World American Swimmer of the Year 1995 – 1996 | Succeeded by Kristine Quance |
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