28 Facts About Tyler Clary

Scott Tyler Clary was born on March 12,1989 and is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

Tyler Clary began swimming at the age of 8 during a water safety class.

Tyler Clary attended Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California, graduating in 2007, and swam competitively for Fullerton Aquatics in Fullerton, California.

At the 2007 Pan American Games, Tyler Clary won the silver in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira.

At the 2008 US Olympic Team Trials, Tyler Clary placed third in the 200-meter backstroke and fourth in the 400-meter individual medley.

Tyler Clary accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Michigan, where he competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition for three years.

Tyler Clary was a three-time NCAA national champion, winning the 400-yard individual medley in 2009 and 2010 and the 200-yard backstroke in 2009.

Tyler Clary was the 2009 NCAA Swimmer of the Year and received eleven All-American honors.

Tyler Clary turned professional in 2010, forgoing his final season at Michigan.

In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tyler Clary spent the next two years training under Jon Urbanchek at the US Olympic Post-Graduate Training Center at Fullerton Aquatics.

On March 27,2009, Tyler Clary broke Michael Phelps' American record in the 400-yard individual medley.

At the 2009 National Championships, Tyler Clary placed second in both the 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley, qualifying to swim both events at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome.

Tyler Clary placed third in both the 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter individual medley.

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Tyler Clary placed second to Ryan Lochte in the 400-meter individual medley final with a time of 4:07.31.

Tyler Clary placed fifth in the 200-meter butterfly final with a time of 1:54.45.

At the 2010 National Championships, Tyler Clary finished second to Lochte in the 400-meter individual medley, and third in the 200-meter butterfly, 200-meter individual medley and 200-meter backstroke.

At the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Tyler Clary won three silver medals, all behind Lochte.

At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Tyler Clary competed in three events and won two medals, a silver and a bronze.

At the 150-meter mark, Tyler Clary was in second place behind Lochte but Irie was able to overtake him for the silver medal.

At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the qualifying meet for the Olympics, Tyler Clary made the Olympic team for the first time by finishing second behind Michael Phelps in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1:55.12.

For Tyler Clary, it was the first major international gold he won in his career.

Tyler Clary won his first medal of the competition, a bronze, in the 200-meter backstroke, recording a time of 1:54.64 in the final and repeating his result in the event from 2011.

Tyler Clary placed fourth in the 400 meter individual medley, seventh in the 200 meter backstroke, and twelfth in the 200 meter butterfly at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

Tyler Clary retired from swimming after failing to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Tyler Clary placed third in the 200 meter backstroke, behind Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley.

Tyler Clary said that he changed his name when he was 18 to honor his stepfather, Lonnie Clary who has "always been there for me".

Tyler Clary stated he intends to switch to NASCAR after the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the goal of joining the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2021.

In January 2017 Tyler Clary announced he would be joining the swimming team coaching staff for the Hotchkiss School.