Ricky Berens

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Berens
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1988(1988-04-21)
Age	36
Birthplace	Charlotte
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Aries

Ricky Berens Biography

Ricky Berens is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on April 21, 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Richard “Ricky” Berens, born April 21, 1988, is an American ex-competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist and current world record-holder. He holds the world record for the 4×200-meter freestyle relay (long distance) as a U.S. national swimmer. He participated in the 4×100-meter relay and 4x200m freestyle relay events as well as the 200-meter individual freestyle at 2012 Summer Olympics.

Berens won gold in the men’s 4×200 meter freestyle relay with Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps and Peter Vanderkaay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. This set a new world record of 6;58.56. Berens completed the third leg in 1:46.29 relay split. Berens was also the only finals swimmer to participate in the preliminary heats. He posted a time 1:45.47 to beat Klete Keller’s 1;45.51 to be selected for the final.

Berens was also a part of the winning U.S. 4×200-meter freestyle relay teams at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and the 2011 World Championships.

At the 2011 Duel in the Pool, a short course meet featuring the United States and European “All-Stars”, Berens won both the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events.

After winning gold in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, Berens was interviewed by The Today Show in Beijing in 2008. He made a comeback on The Tyra Banks Show in 2009, laughing at himself for his swimsuit mishap at the 2009 World Championships. Berens was also featured in an advertisement for Eukanuba in Men’s Journal in 2011. Berens was also featured on a Casio advertisement, which appeared in the December 2011 issue details magazine.

Ricky Berens Net Worth

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

Berens won gold in the 4×100 meter medley relay at the 2007 Pan American Games. She also took home silver medals in the 4×100 meter freestyle and 4×200 meter freestyle relays.

Berens was born near Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from South Mecklenburg High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin. There he swam for Coach Eddie Reese’s Texas Longhorns swimming/dive team, 2007-2010. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Texas in 2010 and moved to Los Angeles to train with Coach Dave Salo at Trojan Aquatics shortly after.

Berens swam the third leg of the 4×100-meter freestyle preliminaries at the 2009 World Championships in Rome and earned a gold medal when the U.S. team placed first in the final. Berens also swam in both the preliminaries and final of the 4×200-meter freestyle, which won gold. In the final, Berens swam the second leg in 1:44.13, the second fastest split from anyone in the event.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ricky Berens Dating?

According to our records, Ricky Berens married to Elizabeth Berens. As of December 1, 2023, Ricky Berens’s is not dating anyone.

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After seven weeks, Berens came out of retirement and returned to the swimming stage. At the 2013 American Short Course Championships, he broke the American record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:31.31), taking his split from the 500-yard freestyle. At the 2013 United States National Championships, Berens finished 5th place in both the 100-meter freestyle and the 200-meter freestyle, qualifying him to swim in the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay and 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay.

Facts & Trivia

Ricky Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ricky Berens celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.