Tyler Clary

Scott Tyler Clary (born March 12, 1989) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Clary won gold in the 200-meter backstroke in Olympic record time. In total, he won sixteen medals in major international competitions: three gold, eight silver, and five bronze spanning the Summer Olympics, the FINA World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games.

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Basics

  • Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
  • Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)

Sport

  • Swimmer for the United States
  • Strokes: Backstroke, Butterfly, Individual Medley
  • Club: FAST Swim Team of Fullerton
  • College: University of Michigan Wolverines

Titles and Personal Bests

  • Olympics
    • 2012 London
      • Gold medal – first place 200 m backstroke
  • World Championships (Long Course)
    • 2009 Rome
      • Silver medal – second place 400 m medley
    • 2011 Shanghai
      • Silver medal – second place 400 m medley
      • Bronze medal – third place 200 m backstroke
    • 2013 Barcelona
      • Bronze medal – third place 200 m backstroke
  • World Championships (Short Course)
    • 2010 Dubai
      • Silver medal – second place 200 m backstroke
      • Bronze medal – third place 200 m medley
      • Bronze medal – third place 400 m medley
    • 2014 Doha
      • Gold medal – first place 4 x 200 m freestyle
  • Pan Pacific Championships
    • 2010 Irving
      • Silver medal – second place 200 m backstroke
      • Silver medal – second place 200 m medley
      • Silver medal – second place 400 m medley
    • 2014 Gold Coast –
      • Gold medal – first place 200 m backstroke
      • Silver medal – second place 400 m medley
      • Bronze medal – third place 200 m butterfly
  • Pan American Games
    • 2007 Rio
      • Silver medal – second place 200 m backstroke
  • Personal Bests
    • Long Course
      • 200 m Backstroke: 1:53.41
      • 200 m butterfly: 1:53.64
      • 200 m medley: 1:57.25
      • 400 m medley: 4:06.96
    • Short Course
      • 200 m backstroke: 1:49.09
      • 200 m butterfly: 1:53.86
      • 100 m medley: 53.94
      • 200 m medley: 1:53.56
      • 400 m medley: 3:57.561
  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Clary ↩︎