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Rick Carey

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Richard John Carey (born March 13, 1963) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Carey specialized in the backstroke. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won three gold medals. He broke nine world records, five individually, and also was a double world champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Rick Carey is the 271st most popular swimmer (up from 360th in 2024), the 15,216th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,380th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Rick Carey ranks 271 out of 709. Before him are Louis Handley, Agneta Eriksson, Léon Marchand, Mike O'Brien, Jolanda de Rover, and Tracy Caulkins. After him are Marleen Veldhuis, Therese Alshammar, Franziska van Almsick, Camille Muffat, Lyn McClements, and Kathleen Nord.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rick Carey ranks 877. Before him are Lee Young-jin, Jolanda de Rover, Tracy Caulkins, Shawn Lane, Lydia Bosch, and Ghassan Hitto. After him are John Tenta, Yevgeny Alexeyevich Fyodorov, Joel Murray, Igor Lapshin, Donato Sabia, and Andrea Leadsom.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Carey ranks 15,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Acklin (1943), Trevor Murdoch (1980), Lillian Roth (1910), Reid Priddy (1977), Delta Burke (1956), and C. Henry Gordon (1883). After him are Jack Mercer (1910), Béla Fleck (1958), Roscoe Conkling (1829), Traci Bingham (1968), Josie Loren (1987), and Andrew J. Feustel (1965).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Rick Carey ranks 104. Before him are Jenny Thompson (1973), Donna de Varona (1947), Janet Evans (1971), Tom Jager (1964), Mike O'Brien (1965), and Tracy Caulkins (1963). After him are Milorad Čavić (1984), Tiffany Cohen (1966), Mike Bruner (1956), John Naber (1956), Martín López-Zubero (1969), and Sharon Wichman (1952).

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