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Ryan Held

1995 - Today

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Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is a retired American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short course relay events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relays, swimming in both the prelims and the final of the event. He won a second gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 meter freestyle relays, though he did not swim in the finals of the event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryan Held is the 785th most popular swimmer (up from 884th in 2019), the 20,366th most popular biography from United States (up from 20,532nd in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ryan Held ranks 785 out of 709. Before him are Matt Richards, Conor Dwyer, Larsen Jensen, Keri-anne Payne, Oliver Klemet, and Ben Hockin. After him are Jack Alexy, Chelsea Hodges, Renzo Tjon-A-Joe, Kieran Smith, Abbey Weitzeil, and Kate Ziegler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Ryan Held ranks 1,139. Before him are Kengo Ota, Andressinha, Caleb Antill, Shakima Wimbley, Radhika Madan, and Kodai Sakamoto. After him are Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov, Jamie Neushul, Yuta Imazu, Naoki Otani, Yorgelis Rodríguez, and Renzo Tjon-A-Joe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ryan Held ranks 20,374 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Korda (1993), Jacarra Winchester (1992), Chris Pontius (1987), JaJuan Johnson (1989), Shakima Wimbley (1995), and Taylor Knibb (1998). After him are Cole Hocker (2001), Kara Winger (1986), Aaron Schock (1981), Hannah Teter (1987), Abigail Johnston (1989), and Jamie Neushul (1995).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ryan Held ranks 197. Before him are Paige Madden (1998), Tom Shields (1991), Caspar Corbeau (2001), Zach Apple (1997), Conor Dwyer (1989), and Larsen Jensen (1985). After him are Jack Alexy (2003), Abbey Weitzeil (1996), Kate Ziegler (1988), Jordan Wilimovsky (1994), Leah Smith (1995), and Andrea Murez (1992).

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