Ricky Berens
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Richard "Ricky"•Berens |
| Used name | Ricky•Berens |
| Born | 21 April 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 93 kg |
| Affiliations | Texas Longhorns, Austin (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ricky Berens | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ricky Berens | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 2 | Silver | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–2–0 2007 Rio de Janeiro SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Current Olympic Record Holders in Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.56 (2008))
- Listed in Current World Record Holders in Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.55 (2009))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 13 August 2008 - present: 6:58.56 (13 August 2008; Beijing, CHN), 6:58.55 (31 July 2009; Roma, ITA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (1–0–0 2010 Irvine gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (4–1–0 2009 Roma SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay and 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only); 2011 Shanghai SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2013 Barcelona SWI gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (0–1–0 2010 Dubai silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay)