Schwen Ryan (born July 17, 1972 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American rower.
After her first medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics she donated a kidney to her sick brother in need of a transplant.
She became the first Olympian to medal and have donated a kidney.
Schwen-Ryan, her husband, Tim, and their three children Keith, Bach, and Hugh moved from their home in Dallas Texas to Jackson Wyoming and then Santa Barbara, California.