Scott Tyler Clary (born March 12, 1989) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

At the 2007 Pan American Games, Clary won the silver in the 200-meter backstroke, finishing behind Brazilian swimmer Thiago Pereira.

[16][17] At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Clary placed second to Ryan Lochte in the 400-meter individual medley final with a time of 4:07.31.

[26] In the 200-meter individual medley, Clary had a strong comeback to overtake Thiago Pereira for the second position, and finished with a time of 1:57.61.

[28] By posting the second-best American performances from either Nationals or Pan Pacs in the 400-meter individual medley, 200-meter backstroke and 200-meter butterfly, Clary has qualified to compete in those events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

At the end of 2010, Clary competed at the 2010 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, where he won silver in the 200-meter backstroke and bronze in the 200 and 400-meter individual medley.

[29][30][31] At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, Clary competed in three events and won two medals, a silver and a bronze.

Going into the final, Clary posted the top times in the heats (1:56.24) and semifinals (1:54.71), but was not considered the favorite as Lochte was the defending Olympic and world champion.

[39] In his first event at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Clary competed in the 200-meter butterfly and placed 7th in the final with a time of 1:56.34.

Clary won his first medal of the competition, a bronze, in the 200-meter backstroke, recording a time of 1:54.64 in the final and repeating his result in the event from 2011.

Clary commented on his retirement, "I'm looking forward to turning a page in the book of my life and starting a new chapter, I'm going to get to do a lot of things that I've been wanting to do for years now."

[citation needed] A motorsports enthusiast, Clary hopes to race cars professionally when his swimming career is over.