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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Steph Rice</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Steph Rice </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/112288/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/112288.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Steph Rice'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/112288.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games • Other</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Female</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Stephanie Louise "Steph"•Rice</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Steph•Rice</td></tr> <tr><th>Nick/petnames</th><td>Ricey</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>17 June 1988 in <a href="/place_names/282">Brisbane, Queensland (AUS)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Measurements</th><td>176 cm / 67 kg</td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td>St. Peter's Western</td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUS.png" /> <a href="/countries/AUS">Australia</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <table class='athlete_sidebar'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>Medals</b> </td> <td>OG</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Bronze">Bronze</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class='border-top'>Total</td> <td class='border-top'>3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>Steph Rice was one of the top individual medley swimmers in the world from 2006 until her retirement from the sport in 2014. She gained a sizeable collection of silver (2) and bronze (5) medals at the World Championships, but broke with that tradition at the 2008 Olympics, where she won three golds, claiming the gold in both medley events, equalling the feats of <a href="/athletes/93833">Yana Klochkova</a> who did so at the previous two Olympics, and <a href="/athletes/48302">Michelle Smith</a> (1996) and <a href="/athletes/50983">Tracy Caulkins</a> (1984). Rice crowned her performances by setting world records in these events as well. She also contributed to a world record in the 4 x 200 m relay final, where she led off the Australian team to the Olympic title. Rice lost her 200 m medley world record in 2009, but still held the 400 m world record as of 2011. Apart from her Olympic gold medals, Rice’s prize cabinet also features two golds from the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne.</p> <p>Rice suffered from shoulder problems between the Beijing and London Games and required several surgeries which blunted her performance following 2008. Her last races came at the London Olympics although she did not officially retire until April 2014. An inductee of the Australian Swimming Hall of Fame, she has since based herself in California although she traveled around the world as a coach.</p> <p>Personal Bests: 200 Medley – 2:07.03 (2009); 400 Medley – 4:29.45 (2008).</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/53">2008 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/SWM">Swimming</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/AQ">Aquatics</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/AUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUS.png" />AUS</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Steph Rice</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/261842">4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Women</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td>Australia</td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/261808">200 metres Individual Medley, Women</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/261820">400 metres Individual Medley, Women</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/54">2012 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/SWM">Swimming</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/AQ">Aquatics</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/AUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUS.png" />AUS</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Steph Rice</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/322154">200 metres Individual Medley, Women</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/322015">400 metres Individual Medley, Women</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>=6</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Other participations</h2> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Role</th> <th>NOC</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/53">2008 Summer Olympics</a></td> <td><a href="/flagbearers?edition_id=53">Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUS.png" />AUS</a></td> <td>Steph Rice</td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <h2>Special Notes</h2> <ul> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/182/manual">Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming</a> (200 m medley – 25 March 2008 - 26 July 2009: 2:08.92 (25 March 2008; Sydney, AUS), 2:08.45 (13 August 2008; Beijing, CHN); 400 m medley – 22 March 2008 - 29 June 2008 and 10 August 2008 - 28 July 2012: 4:31.46 (22 March 2008; Sydney, AUS), 4:29.45 (10 August 2008; Beijing, CHN); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 14 August 2008 - 30 July 2009: 7:44.31 (14 August 2008; Beijing, CHN)) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/149/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships</a> (0–0–2 2006 Victoria bronze: 200 m medley and 400 m medley) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/144/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships</a> (0–2–5 2007 Melbourne SWI bronze: 200 m medley; and 400 m medley; 2009 Roma SWI silver: 200 m medley and 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only), bronze: 400 m medley; 2011 Shanghai SWI bronze: 400 m medley and 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only)) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/18/manual">Olympic Swimmers - Doubles Champions, Same Year</a> (2008 200/400 Individual Medley Double Champion.) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/6/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games</a> (2–0–0 2006 Melbourne SWI gold: 200 m medley and 400 m medley) </li> </ul> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? 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