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Tyler CLARY
Sport Swimming
NOC United States   
GenderMen
Born12 Mar 1989 in Riverside, CA, USA
Height1.85 m
Weight 84 kg
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
 Charlotte, NC, USA
Higher education
 Computer Science, Human Movement Studies - University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
General Interest
Hobbies
 Computers, robotics, DJing, motor racing, playing video games. (speedousa.com, 2015)
Famous relatives
 His younger sister Lindsey has competed in swimming for Ohio State University in the United States of America. (ohiostatebuckeyes.com, 2015)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
 "We went to the river a lot, and since my brother and sister were very small, [my parents] wanted to make sure I could swim if something happened."
General Interest
Awards and honours
 He was named American Male Swimmer of the Year in 2014 by Swimming World Magazine. He shared the award with Ryan Cochrane. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2014)

He was named the 2009 Breakout Swimmer of the Year at the USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggles Awards. (swimnetwork.com, 19 Nov 2010)

He was named the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Swimmer of the Year. (mgblue.com, 26 Nov 2010)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 He began swimming at age eight at a water safety class.
General Interest
Other information
 RETIREMENT
He retired from swimming in July 2016. "I don't see a reason to continue. It has been a great time as a professional swimmer. I'm looking forward to turning a page in the book of my life and starting a new chapter, you know, I'm going to get to do a lot of things that I've been wanting to do for a while now." (swimswam.com, 01 Jul 2016)
Further Personal Information
Languages
 English
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
 "There's not a whole lot of actual downtime in my life. I like to always be doing something.” (speedousa.com, 2015)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
1 2012 London, ENG 200m Backstroke 1:53.41 
5 2012 London, ENG 200m Butterfly 1:55.06 
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2015 Kazan, RUS 200m Butterfly 1:56.47
7 2015 Kazan, RUS 200m Backstroke 1:56.26
4 2015 Kazan, RUS 400m Individual Medley 4:11.71
7 2013 Barcelona, ESP 200m Butterfly 1:56.34
3 2013 Barcelona, ESP 200m Backstroke 1:54.64
4 2013 Barcelona, ESP 400m Individual Medley 4:10.39
3 2011 Shanghai, CHN 200m Backstroke 1:54.69
Semifinal 2011 Shanghai, CHN 200m Butterfly 1:56.01
2 2011 Shanghai, CHN 400m Individual Medley 4:11.17
2 2009 Rome, ITA 400m Individual Medley 4:07.31
5 2009 Rome, ITA 200m Butterfly 1:54.45
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2014 Doha, QAT 400m Individual Medley 4:03.44
5 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Backstroke 1:49.87
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Butterfly 1:53.39
Heats 2014 Doha, QAT 200m Individual Medley 1:55.63
1 2014 Doha, QAT 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 6:51.68
3 2010 Dubai, UAE 400m Individual Medley 3:57.56
3 2010 Dubai, UAE 200m Individual Medley 1:53.56
2 2010 Dubai, UAE 200m Backstroke 1:49.09
Heats 2010 Dubai, UAE 200m Butterfly 1:54.41
Semifinal 2010 Dubai, UAE 100m Individual Medley 53.99
1 2010 Dubai, UAE 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Pan American Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 200m Backstroke 1:59.24
World Cup Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
30 2013   Overall  
1 2013 Berlin, GER 400m Freestyle 3:36.86
2 2013 Berlin, GER 200m Backstroke 1:48.60
2 2013 Eindhoven, NED 200m Backstroke 1:49.84
5 2013 Eindhoven, NED 400m Individual Medley 4:04.35
8 2013 Eindhoven, NED 200m Butterfly 2:02.69
6 2013 Eindhoven, NED 400m Freestyle 3:44.87