| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 200m Individual Medley | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:08.45 |
| 1 | 400m Individual Medley | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4:29.45 |
| 1 | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 7:44.31 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | 200m Individual Medley | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 2:07.03 |
| 2 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 3:52.58 |
| 3 | 400m Individual Medley | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 4:34.23 |
| 3 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 3:57.13 |
| 3 | 400m Individual Medley | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 4:32.29 |
| 3 | 200m Individual Medley | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 2:11.42 |
| 3 | 400m Individual Medley | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 4:41.19 |
| 4 | 200m Individual Medley | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 2:09.65 |
| 5 | 200m Butterfly | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 2:06.08 |
| 5 | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 7:46.85 |
| Semifinal | 200m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 1:58.33 |
Nickname
Ricey (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010)
Hobbies
Eating out with friends, watching movies, listening to music, ten-pin bowling, playing mini golf. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
St Peters Western, Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Coach
Michael Bohl (AUS) from 2003 (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
Debut
2004 for Australia, Oceania Championships (Suva) (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010)
Injuries
In December 2011 she underwent surgery on her right shoulder after tearing a tendon while training. (dailytelegraph.com.au, 24 Mar 2012)
She suffered from a right shoulder injury during 2009 and early 2010. She had surgery on the shoulder in September 2010. (couriermail.com.au, 14 Jul 2010; FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 07 Dec 2010)
She battled glandular fever for two years and was forced to have her tonsils and adenoids removed in 2004. (NOC, 14 May 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She learnt to swim when she was eighteen months old and commenced club swimming at age 10 at Ascot State School swimming club. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Becoming a triple gold medallist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
Hero
US cyclist Lance Armstrong and Australian swimmer Susie O'Neill. (E-Swimmer August 2005; Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010)
Most influential person in career
Her coach Michael Bohl. (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010)
Superstitions / Rituals
"It's always the same. Exactly the same. On pool deck I do eight arm swings and splash my body four times. Then on the block I do four goggle presses." (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve." (Swimming Australia, 16 Jun 2010)
Awards
She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 2009. (Canberra Times, 26 Jan 2009)
She was named the 2008 Australian Swimmer of the Year. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
She was named the 2008 World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
She was the flag bearer for Australia during the closing ceremony at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
She set world records in the 200m individual medley and 400m individual medley at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She was also a member of the Australian women's 4x200 freestyle relay team that set a world record in Beijing. (olympics.com.au, 25 Mar 2012)
General
TATTOOS
She had a star tattooed on her foot after the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. She also has a tattoo of the Olympic rings with 'Beijing 2008' written underneath on her right arm. (news.com.au, 11 Mar 2007; ninemsn.com.au, 13 Oct 2008)
CYCLING TALENT
She was identified and scouted through the Queensland Academy of Sport as a talent for cycling at age 14 but gave it up because she wanted to concentrate on swimming. (stephanierice.com.au, 11 Jul 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
