Mary T. Meagher

Mary T. Meagher

Meagher in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Mary Terstegge Meagher
Nickname(s)	"Mary T.", "Madam Butterfly"[1]
National team	United States
Born	(1964-10-27) October 27, 1964 (age 59) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.[2]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
College team	University of California, Berkeley
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 100 m butterfly 1984 Los Angeles 200 m butterfly 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley 1988 Seoul 200 m butterfly World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 100 m butterfly 1986 Madrid 200 m butterfly 1982 Guayaquil 200 m butterfly 1982 Guayaquil 4x100 m medley 1986 Madrid 4x100 m freestyle 1986 Madrid 4x200 m freestyle 1986 Madrid 4x100 m medley 1986 Madrid 100 m butterfly 1986 Madrid 200 m freestyle Pan American Games 1979 San Juan 100 m butterfly 1983 Caracas 200 m butterfly Summer Universiade 1985 Kobe 100 m butterfly 1985 Kobe 200 m butterfly 1985 Kobe 4x200 m freestyle 1985 Kobe 4x100 m medley 1985 Kobe 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 1985 Tokyo 100 m butterfly 1985 Tokyo 200 m butterfly

Mary Terstegge Meagher Plant (born October 27, 1964) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder. In 1981 she bettered her own existing world records in the 100-meter butterfly (57.93) and 200-meter butterfly (2:05.96). These times would stand as the respective world records for 18 and 19 years, respectively, and are considered to be among the greatest sports performances ever.^[3]