Amy Van Dyken

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amy Van Dyken
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Feb 15, 1973(1973-02-15)
Age	51
Birthplace	Denver
Country	United States
Birth City	Colorado
Horoscope	Aquarius

Amy Van Dyken Biography

Amy Van Dyken is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on February 15, 1973 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Considered one of the best American female swimmers ever, she holds 6 Olympic Gold medals, 4 from the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Some people have said that she is to American women’s swimming as Michael Phelps is to American men’s swimming.

At the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Van Dyken 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 21.77 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. 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.

She was named Swimming World’s American Swimmer of the Year in 1995 and 1996.

She has been married twice, first to Alan McDaniel and then to Tom Rouen.

Amy Van Dyken Net Worth

Amy Van Dyken is one of the richest Swimmer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amy Van Dyken 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She suffered from asthma and used swimming as a way to strengthen her lungs.

An ATV accident in June 2014 left her paralyzed from the waist down.

Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen (born February 15, 1973) is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Amy Van Dyken height 6 feet 0 inches Amy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Amy Van Dyken Dating?

According to our records, Amy Van Dyken married to Tom Rouen , Alan McDaniel. As of December 1, 2023, Amy Van Dyken’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, Van Dyken was called to testify before a grand jury regarding the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) steroid scandal. While Van Dyken was a regular client at BALCO, she has never tested positive for performance- enhancing drugs.

Facts & Trivia

Amy Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Amy Van Dyken celebrates birthday on February 15 of every year.

On June 6, 2014, Van Dyken was in a severe ATV accident and severed her spinal cord at the T11 vertebra. She was conscious when rescued and airlifted to a hospital where she had emergency surgery to stabilize her spinal cord and vertebral column. Following the initial surgical measures, she was in satisfactory condition. The injury to the area came within millimeters of impacting and potentially rupturing her aorta. However, the accident did leave her paralyzed from the waist down. After two months of rehabilitation, Van Dyken left Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado, saying, “I’m a better person than before the injury,” and took her first steps.

Top Facts about Amy Van Dyken

1. Amy Van Dyken won 6 Olympic gold medals in swimming.
2. She is the first American woman to win 4 golds in a single Olympics.
3. Van Dyken was paralyzed from the waist down in an ATV accident.
4. She has since become a motivational speaker and advocate for spinal cord injury research.
5. Van Dyken was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2007.
6. She holds numerous world records and American records in swimming events.
7. Van Dyken attended Colorado State University on a full athletic scholarship.
8. She married former NFL punter Tom Rouen in 1999.
9. Van Dyken was named Female Athlete of the Year by USA Swimming three times.
10. She retired from competitive swimming after the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Will Amy Van Dyken ever walk again?

The former butterfly and freestyle champ severed her spinal cord after flipping over an embankment and has used a wheelchair ever since. Thanks to new prosthetic technology, however, Van Dyken-Rouen is up and moving again.

What happened Amy Vandyken?

Amy Van Dyken Rouen, a six-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, was in a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona after severing her spine in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident on June 6 2014. In the process, Van Dyken-Rouen, 41, severed her spinal cord at the T11 vertebra.

How did Jamie Nieto get paralyzed?

Sacramento, CA (KCRA) — A Sacramento native and two-time Olympic high jumper who was paralyzed after an accident returned to his college track. Jamie Nieto was paralyzed from the chest down after landing on his neck while doing a backflip several years ago.

Is Amy Van Dyken married?

Spouse

Are Tom Rouen and Amy Van Dyken still married?

Life after swimming Van Dyken retired from swimming after the 2000 Olympics and married former NFL punter Tom Rouen not long after. They split their time between Colorado and Arizona.