Rhyan White

Rhyan White SEC Swim Championships 2/17/23

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: Rhyan White of Team United States competes in the first Semifinal of the Women's 200m Backstroke on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

3/18/22 MWSD Alabama va NCAAChampionshipAlabama swimmer Rhyan WhitePhoto by Jeff Hanson

2/18/22 MWSD Alabama vs SECAlabama swimmer Morgan ScottAlabama swimmer Cora DupreAlabama swimmer Rhyan WhiteAlabama swimmer Avery WisemanPhoto by Jeff Hanson

Rhyan White and Diana Petkova at the 2021 FINA World Championships

Rhyan White - 2021-22 United States National Team

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Rhyan White in the 100-meter backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics

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2/17/21 MWSD SEC ChampionshipAlabama swimmer Rhyan WhitePhoto by Austin Bigoney

10/4/19 MWSD UGA Rhyan WhitePhoto by Jeff Hanson

Position:
Backstroke
Height:
5-6
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Herriman, Utah
High School:
Academy for Math, Engineering & Science

Accolades

2023 All-American - 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2023 SEC Champion - 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2021 FINA Short Course World Champion - 200m backstroke
2021 FINA Short Course World Championships Silver Medalist - 200m medley relay
2021 Olympic Silver Medalist - 400m medley relay
2021 United States Olympian
2021 All-American - 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
2020 All-American - 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay
2020 First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
2021 SEC Swimmer of the Year
2021 SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet
2021 SEC Commissioner's Trophy
2021 First Team All-SEC
2020 First Team All-SEC
2019 SEC All-Freshman Team

2022-23

Earned First Team All-America honors in the 100 backstroke (8^th) and as a member of the 200 medley relay (7^th) at the NCAA Championships
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the 200 backstroke (11^th) and as a member of the 400 medley relay (13^th) at the NCAA Championships
Also competed in the 100 butterfly (22^nd) at the NCAA Championships
Gold medalist as a member of the 200 medley and 400 medley relays at the SEC Championships
Gold medalist in the 100 backstroke, becoming the first woman in SEC history to win the same event in four consecutive seasons
Bronze medalist in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, marking the fourth consecutive season she reached the podium in the event
Also competed in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships
Broke the school-record in the 200 butterfly at the Art Adamson Invitational
Earned first team All-SEC honors

Summer 2022

Competed at the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships taking gold in the 100 backstroke, silver in the 200 backstroke, and placed 16^th in the 100 butterfly
White competed for Team USA at the 2022 FINA World Championships, earning bronze in the 200 backstroke.
Competed at the 2022 Phillips 66 International Team Trials, taking silver in the 200 backstroke, earning her a spot on the Team USA FINA World Championships team.

2021-22

Earned a spot on the 2021 USA FINA Short Course World Championships Team, winning gold in the 200-meter backstroke (2:01.58) and taking silver in the 200-meter medley relay (1:43.61)
Earned 2022 First-Team All-American honors in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Earned 2022 Second-Team All-American honors in the 400 IM, 100 butterfly
Took second in the SEC Commissioner's Trophy (individual high point scorer) race with 92 points at the SEC Championships
Took gold at the SEC Championships in the 100 backstroke (50.18), 200 backstroke (1:50.22) and as part of the Tide's 200 medley relay (1:33.94) and 400 medley relay (3:26.64)
Earned silver at the SEC Championships in the 100 butterfly (51.19)
Set the SEC and SEC Championships record as part of the Tide's 200 medley relay (1:33.94)
Bettered the SEC record and set the SEC Championships record as part of the Tide's 400 medley relay (3:26.64)
Set the SEC record as part of the Tide's 400 medley relay (3:27.18) at the Tennessee Invitational in November
Posted a season-best 50.15 in the 100 backstroke at the Tennessee Invitational in November

Summer 2021

Swam the backstroke leg in prelims of the 400m medley relay at the Tokyo Olympics, earning a share of Team USA's silver medal, the highest medal by a member of the Alabama women's team
Took fourth in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics
Earned a place on the United States Olympic Team in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke
Won the 200-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials with a career-best and school-record time of 2:05.73
Took second in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials with a career-best and school-record time of 58.60
Third member of the Alabama women's team to make a U.S. Olympic team following Ellen McGrath Owens (diving/1992) & Susan Bartholomew Williams (triathlon/2004) and the first Alabama woman to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team

2020-21

Tallied the highest individual point total from the SEC at the Women's NCAA Championships with 48 points
Finished top five in all three individual events she competed at the NCAA Championships, taking the silver medal in both the 100 and 200 backstroke and finishing fifth in the 100 butterfly
Earned All-America honors in the 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
Swam a career-best and school record time of 50.75 in the 100 butterfly at the NCAA Championships
Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships as part of the 200 medley relay
Voted SEC Swimmer of the Year by the league's coaches
Voted SEC Swimmer of the Meet at the SEC Championships
Earned the SEC Commissioner's Trophy as the highest individual point scorer at the SEC Championships
2021 SEC Champion in the 100 backstroke (50.36), winning the title for a second-straight year
2021 SEC Champion in the 200 backstroke (1:48.55), winning the title in back-to-back seasons
2021 SEC Champion in the 100 butterfly (50.94), after taking second in 2020
Led off the gold-medal winning 200 medley relay with a 23.35 at the SEC Championships, the second-fastest 50 backstroke time in the history of swimming

2019-20

Earned All-America honors in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay
Seeded No. 1 in the 200 backstroke and No. 2 in the 100 backstroke nationally headed into her second NCAA Championships before the championships were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 butterfly and as part of the Tide's relay contingent
Took gold in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, setting SEC records in both, at the SEC Championships
First UA woman to sweep the backstroke events at the conference championships since Kim Nicholson in 1982
Took silver in the 100 butterfly and as part of the 400 medley relay and bronze as part of the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
Also scored in the 200 medley relay (5th) at the SEC Championships
Her times in the 200 backstroke – 1:48.06 in prelims and 1:48.15 in finals - rank among the 10 fastest in swimming history
Set SEC and school records in the 100 backstroke (50.02) and 200 backstroke (1:48.06) and the school record in the 100 butterfly (50.80) at the SEC Championships
Broke the school record as part of the 400 freestyle relay (3:12.29) with Kalia Antoniou, Morgan Scott and Flora Molnar and the 400 medley relay (3:28.90) with Kaila Wong, Flora Molnar and Morgan Scott at the SEC Championships
In addition to ranking No. 1 all-time for UA in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 100 and 200 butterfly, she also ranked sixth all-time in the 200 individual medley with a 1:59.15 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Broke four individual records at the Georgia Tech Invitational, bettering her own 100 backstroke mark from the 2018-19 season and taking down the 200 backstroke as well as the 100 and 200 butterfly
Became the first woman in UA history to go under 52 seconds in both the 100 backstroke and butterfly, going 51.12 and 51.71, respectively, at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Smashed the school 200 backstroke record, shaving nearly four seconds off the previous standard set in 2015, going 1:50.00 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational
Her school record in the 200 butterfly, 1:55.78 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, is nearly two seconds better than the previous Tide standard set in 2010
Part of the school record setting 200 medley relay (1:36.50) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational along with Kalia Wong, Flora Molnar and Allie Surrency
Closed the dual-meet season with wins at Florida State in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 100 butterfly and as a part of the 200 medley relay
Won the 100 and 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational and posted the top time in the meet, but did not swim finals, in the 200 butterfly
Earned wins at Auburn in the 200 backstroke and as part of the 200 medley relay
Picked up wins at Vanderbilt in the 100 and 200 backstroke and as part of the 200 medley relay
Opened SEC competition in Birmingham against Georgia with wins in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly
Opened the season with wins at Delta State in the 100 and 200 backstroke and as part of the 200 medley relay
First Team CSCAA Scholar All-American
First Team All-SEC

2018-19

SEC All-Freshman Team
Competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke and as part of both the 200 and 400 medley relays at the NCAA Championships
Scored in the 100 (6th) and 200 (12th) backstroke, 100 butterfly (22nd) and as part of the 200 (7th) and 400 (7th) medley relays at the SEC Championships
Set the then school record in the 100 backstroke (52.08) at the SEC Championships
Posted a then career-best 53.28 in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships
Posted a then career-best 1:54.24 in the 200 backstroke at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational which ranked her second all-time at UA
Part of the Crimson Tide's then school-record 400 medley relay (3:32.65) at the SEC Championships, swimming the leadoff leg
Took top honors in the 100 and 200 backstroke and scored as part of the 200 medley relay (2nd) against Florida State and Miami
Took top honors as part of the 400 medley relay and scored in the 100 (2nd) and 200 (3rd) backstroke against Auburn
Scored in the 100 (2nd) and 200 (4th) backstroke, 100 butterfly (14th), 200 individual medley (17th) and as part of the 200 (2nd) and 400 (3rd) medley relays at the Georgia Tech Invitational
Took top honors in the 200 backstroke and scored in the 100 backstroke (3rd) and as part of the 200 medley relay (3rd) at Tennessee
Took top honors in the 100 and 200 backstroke, as well as the 100 butterfly, and scored as part of the 200 medley relay (2nd) at Ohio State
Took top honors in the 100 and 200 butterfly and as part of the 400 medley relay to open the season against Delta State
Earned the Crimson Tide's Most Valuable award