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Rhyan White

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Rhyan White
Personal information
Full nameRhyan Elizabeth White
Nationality United States
Born (2000-01-25) January 25, 2000 (age 25)
Herriman, Utah, United States[1]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, individual medley
College teamUniversity of Alabama
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 200 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m backstroke

Rhyan Elizabeth White (born January 25, 2000) is an American swimmer.[2] She won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics for her contribution in the prelims of the event and placed fourth in both the 100-meter backstroke and the 200-meter backstroke.[3] At the 2020 Olympics, White also became the first Utah-born swimmer to compete in an Olympic Games.[4][5] At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, she was the only swimmer representing the United States to win a medal.[6] She won her first world title in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2021 World Short Course Championships.[7]

Early life and education

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White was born and raised in Herriman, Utah.[1] While attending Cottonwood High School in Murray, Utah, she swam for her high school swim team, winning UHSAA state swimming championships titles in the 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard backstroke, and 200-yard individual medley.[8] She graduated from Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science, which is physically contained within Cottonwood High School.[2][5]

White committed to competing collegiately for the University of Alabama in 2017 and started swimming for the school in the autumn of 2018.[8] She currently attends and swims for the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in psychology.[2]

Swimming career

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2016 US Olympic Trials

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At the 2016 US Olympic Trials in swimming, White competed in two events. She finished in 18th place overall in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:12.36, and 61st overall with a time of 1:02.82 in the 100-meter backstroke.[9]

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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See also: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

White was the only American swimmer to win a medal of any type, gold, silver, or bronze, at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, winning the bronze medal in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:00.60.[6] With the one bronze medal White won, the United States tied with Egypt, Spain, and South Korea for 30th-place in the medal table for swimming at the 2018 Youth Olympics.[10]

2020 US Olympic Trials

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In June 2021 at the US Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, White became the first woman from the University of Alabama to win any event at a US Olympic trials in swimming when she won the 200-meter backstroke.[11] White qualified for the 2020 US Olympic swim team with her first place finish in the 200-meter backstroke, with a time of 2:05.73, and her second place finish in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 58.60.[12][13][14]

2020 Summer Olympics

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See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 4x100 m medley relay 3:51.73

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan were the first Olympic Games White made the US Olympic team.[15] She became the third female athlete from the University of Alabama to make the US Olympic team in any sport, and the first female swimmer from the school.[16]

White was the first swimmer from Utah to compete in an Olympic Games.[4][5] Her first race at an Olympic Games was in the prelims of the 100-meter backstroke where she swam a 59.02, ranked sixth overall, and advanced to the semifinals.[17] She advanced to the final from the semifinals where she swam a 58.46 and ranked fourth.[18] In the final, White swam a 58.43 and finished in fourth place less than half a second after the third place finisher and bronze medalist, American Regan Smith.[19][20]

On day six of competition, White tied for second overall in the prelims heats of the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:08.23 and advanced to the semifinals.[21][22] In the semifinals on day seven, White swam the third fastest time for both semifinal heats with a time of 2:07.28 and qualified for the final of the 200 meter backstroke the following day.[23][24][25] Later in the day, White swam the backstroke leg of the 4x100-meter medley relay, contributing to the relay ranking second for all prelims heats and qualifying for the final.[26]

In the morning on day eight, White placed fourth in the final of the 200-meter backstroke with her time of 2:06.39.[3][27][28]

On the ninth and final day, the finals relay of the 4x100-meter medley relay finished second and White won a silver medal for her swim as part of the prelims relay in the event.[3][29]

2021 World Short Course Championships

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2021 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 200 m backstroke 2:01.58
Silver medal – second place 4×50 m medley 1:43.61

White entered to compete in three individual events, the 50-meter, 100-meter, and 200-meter backstroke, at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in December.[30] In the prelims heats of the 100-meter backstroke on day one, White advanced to the semifinals with a time of 56.76 seconds, which ranked her fifth overall.[31][32] She tied Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands for second-rank in the semifinals with a time of 56.05 seconds and qualified for the final.[33] On the second day of competition, White helped win a silver medal in the 4×50-meter medley relay with finals relay teammates Lydia Jacoby, Claire Curzan, and Abbey Weitzeil, contributing a 26.33 backstroke split to the final time of 1:43.61.[34][35] Later in the same session, White placed fifth in the final of the 100-meter backstroke with a 55.87.[36] The following morning, White swam a 2:04.08 in the prelims heats of the 200-meter backstroke and qualified for the final ranking second overall.[37] In the evening, White won the gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke with a 2:01.58.[38][39] White's win was her first world title and the first individual gold medal won by a swimmer from the University of Alabama swim program at a World Championships.[7] Day four, White decided not to swim the 50-meter backstroke.[40] She officially withdrew from competition alongside teammates MIchael Andrew and Michael Brinegar the same day.[41]

2022 Collegiate championships

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2022 Southeastern Conference Championships

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Day one of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Championships in February 2022, White helped win the 4×50 yard medley relay for the Alabama Crimson Tide in a time of 1:33.94 by splitting a 23.65 on the backstroke leg of the relay.[42][43] The relay's time of 1:33.94 set a new Southeastern Conference record.[42][44] The third day, she qualified for the final of the 100 yard butterfly with a rank of fourth and time of 51.76 in the prelims heats.[45] She placed second in the final with a 51.19, finishing 0.85 seconds after first-place finisher Ellen Walshe.[46] The next day, White advanced to the final of the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 51.08 seconds in the prelims heats.[47] In the final, she set a new pool record with her first-place time of 50.18 seconds.[48][49] Later in the session, she split a 50.44 on the backstroke leg of the 4×100 yard medley relay to help win in a time of 3:26.64.[48] On the fifth and final day, she ranked first in the prelims heats of the 200 yard backstroke with a 1:51.57.[50] She lowered her time to a 1:50.22 in the final to win the event by over half a second.[51]

2022 NCAA Championships

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Starting off on the first day of the 2022 NCAA Championships, March 16, White swam a 23.35 for the backstroke portion of the 4×50 yard medley relay to help achieve a fourth-place finish in 1:33.29.[52] On the third day of competition, she qualified for the final of the 100 yard backstroke ranking fourth with a time of 50.65 seconds after qualifying for the b-final of the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 51.27 seconds that ranked her tenth overall.[53] Racing the events in the evening finals session, she placed second with a 50.85 in the b-final of the 100 yard butterfly and fourth in the 100 yard backstroke in 50.34 seconds.[54] In her third final of the day, White contributed to a sixth-place finish in the 4×100 yard medley relay, swimming the backstroke portion of the relay in 50.89 seconds.[55] The final day of competition, she qualified for the final of the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 1:50.36 in the prelims heats.[56] For the final, she swam a 1:49.36 and placed third.[57]

Physique

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White's coach from when she competed at Cottonwood High School partially attributed White's speed to her ability to naturally hyperextend her knees in such a way that provided heightened mobility.[5]

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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