Personal

Daughter of Becky and Don Can Dyken...Father served as a president of a computer software company...One of three children...Suffered from asthma and allergies that prevented her from going on school field trips and similar activities...Began swimming at age 6 to combat her asthma because of the beneficial moisture in the air and the breath control it required...Was named Colorado Swimmer of the Year in high school...Originally attended the University of Arizona, but transferred to Colorado State University...Married Tom Rouen, former punter for the Denver Broncos...Began competing in triathlons...Worked part-time as a sports reporter for a Denver television station...Has been featured on a multitude of television talk shows like “Late Show with David Letterman” and the “Rosie O’Donnell Show”...Was paralyzed in an ATV accident in 2014...Was part of a milk advertisement that was photographed by Annie Leibovitz.

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian; 6-time Olympic medalist (6 gold)

Olympic Games Sydney 2000, gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women), 4th (50m Freestyle - Women)
Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, gold (100m Butterfly - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle - Women)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 1998 – gold (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women), 4th (100m Freestyle - Women)
Years of participation: 100m Freestyle - Women 1998; 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women 1994, 1998; 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women 1994, 1998; 50m Freestyle - Women 1994, 1998; 100m Butterfly - Women 1994
Medals: 6 (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Gold – 1998 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women, 50m Freestyle - Women)
Silver – 1994 (4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Women)
Bronze – 1994 (50m Freestyle - Women)

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