G Rene Ryan

G Rene Ryan (born October 1, 1995) is an American swimmer from Kutztown, Pennsylvania. They won a United States Swimming Championships in the 800m freestyle,^[1][2] and two golds in the Pan American Games.^[3]

G Rene Ryan

Ryan in May 2013
Personal information
Nationality	USA
Born	(1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 29) Kutztown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
College team	University of Michigan
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the  United States Junior World Championships 2011 Lima 4×200 m freestyle 2011 Lima 800 m freestyle 2011 Lima 400 m freestyle Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 400 m freestyle 2015 Toronto 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Toronto 400 m freestyle

Early life and education

Ryan was born in Kutztown, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1995. They moved to Baltimore, Maryland for their last three years of high school, where they took cyber courses from Kutztown High School so they could train at North Baltimore Aquatic Club, which, under coach Erik Posegay, produced ten Olympians, including Michael Phelps.

Career

Ryan learned that Posegay was moving to NBAC shortly after their return from Lima, Peru, where they won silver and bronze medals at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in 2011.^[4]

Ryan was part of the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, finishing fourth in the 400m and seventh in the 800m.^[5]

On September 9, 2013, Ryan made a commitment to swim for Mike Bottom and the Michigan Wolverines at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the start of the 2014 season.^[6] Since then, they have been involved in trans awareness, education, and activism during their time at the University of Michigan, pushing for gender inclusive restrooms and LGBTQ and queer inclusion in USA Swimming policies.^[7]

References

1. Patton, Steve (October 17, 2011). "Ryan's swim career moves on". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
2. "G Ryan - Swimmer stats". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
3. "Swimming Athlete Profile : RYAN Gillian - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
4. Patton, Steve (October 17, 2011). "Ryan's swim career moves on". Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
5. "USA Swimming-National Meets: 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming - 6/25/2012 to 7/2/2012" (PDF). USA Swimming. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
6. "NBAC's Gillian Ryan Commits to Michigan | SWIMMING WORLD". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
7. "Two Non-Binary College Activists on Creating Space for Themselves on Campus". HuffPost. October 17, 2017.

External links

• Gillian Ryan at World Aquatics
• Gillian Ryan at USA Swimming (archived)
• Gillian Ryan at Team USA (archive)
• Gillian Ryan at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)