Ryan Held

Ryan Held
Held at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
National teamUnited States
Born (1995-06-27) June 27, 1995
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamNorth Carolina State University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m freestyle
2024 Paris4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2022 Budapest4×100 m freestyle
2022 Budapest4×100 m medley
2022 Budapest4×100 m mixed freestyle
2023 Fukuoka4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
2018 Hangzhou4×50 m freestyle
2018 Hangzhou4×100 m freestyle
2018 Hangzhou4×100 m medley
2018 Hangzhou4×50 m mixed freestyle
2021 Abu Dhabi4×200 m freestyle
2021 Abu Dhabi4×50 m medley
2018 Hangzhou4×50 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi50 m freestyle
2021 Abu Dhabi100 m freestyle
2021 Abu Dhabi4×100 m medley
2021 Abu Dhabi4×100 m freestyle
World University Games
2017 Taipei100 m freestyle
2017 Taipei4×100 m freestyle
2017 Taipei4×100 m medley

Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short course relay events. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, swimming in both the prelims and the final of the event. In 2021, he won silver medals in the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter freestyle at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. At his first FINA World Aquatics Championships, the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay.