Amy Van Dyken was born on February 15, 1973 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She has been married to Tom Rouen since March 10, 2001. She was previously married to Alan McDaniel.
She is an American swimmer who has six Olympic gold medals. She won
four of these medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first
American woman to do so.
On 6 June 2014, her spine was severed in an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). She is now paralyzed below the waist.