Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009
Personal life
Rice attended Clayfield College in her high school years in Brisbane, Queensland. She was romantically linked with fellow Australian swimmer and 50m freestyle world-record-holder Eamon Sullivan. They ended their 2 year relationship in July 2008, just prior to the Beijing Olympics.The couple lived in separate states of Australia (Sullivan in WA and Rice in Queensland) and said the stress of living so far apart and the impending Olympics caused the split, but have conceded that the two are still good friends.
Awards
* 2008 Telstra Australian Swimmer of the Year.
* Swimming World Magazine named her as (female) 2008 World Swimmer of the Year as well as Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year
Personal information
Full name : Stephanie Louise Rice
Nationality : Australia
Stroke(s) : Medley, Freestyle, Butterfly
Club : St Peters Western Swimming Club
Date of birth : 17 June 1988 (1988-06-17) (age 21)
Place of birth : Brisbane, Queensland
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight : 67 kg (150 lb; 10.6 st)
Medal record in Women's swimming
Competitor for Australia
Olympic Games
Gold /2008 Beijing /200 m medley
Gold /2008 Beijing /400 m medley
Gold /2008 Beijing /4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver /2009 Rome /200 m medley
Silver /2009 Rome /4x100 m medley
Bronze /2007 Melbourne /200 m medley
Bronze /2007 Melbourne /400 m medley
Bronze /2009 Rome /400 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold /2006 Melbourne /200 m medley
Gold /2006 Melbourne /400 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze /2006 Victoria /200 m medley
Bronze /2006 Victoria /400 m medley
