Mary T. Meagher

Mary T. Meagher
Meagher in 1984
Personal information
Full nameMary Terstegge Meagher
Nickname(s)"Mary T.", "Madam Butterfly"[1]
National teamUnited States
Born (1964-10-27) October 27, 1964 (age 60)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.[2]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1982 Guayaquil 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4x100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 San Juan 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 200 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kobe 200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 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]

  1. ^ "Mary T. Meagher (USA) – 1993 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary T. Meagher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "CNNSI.com's 100 Greatest Women Athletes". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2005.