About Tyler Clary
Scott Tyler Clary is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Clary won gold in the 200-meter backstroke in Olympic record time. In total, he won sixteen medals in major international competitions: three gold, eight silver, and five bronze spanning the Summer Olympics, the FINA World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games. Prior to a legal name change, Clary competed at the 2006 Youth Worlds as Scott Flowers, where he won four medals and was named the top male performer of the meet. At the 2007 Pan American Games, Clary won the silver in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira. On March 27, 2009, Clary broke Michael Phelps' American record in the 400-yard individual medley.
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