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Mary T. Meagher
Two-time Olympian (1984, 1988); five-time Olympic medalist (3 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Los Angeles 1984, gold (100-meter butterfly, 200 butterfly, 4x100 medley) Seoul 1988, silver (4x100 medley), bronze (200 butterfly)v
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Athlete Bio#
Age
60
Hometown
Louisville, KY
Education
Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Ky.) University of California, Berkeley
Personal
Daughter of Floy and Jim Meagher...One of 11 children...Was first introduced to swimming at the River Road Country Club at age 5...Nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” by her peers...Set her first world record in butterfly as an eighth grader at the Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico...Made the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, but did participate due to the American boycott of the Olympic Games Moscow 1980...Swam for the University of California, Berkeley and was a two-time winner of the Honda Sports Award...Served as flag bearer at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996...Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame...Has two children, Andrew and Madeline.Hall Of Fame Bio #
Mary T. Meagher is a five-time Olympic medalist and former world-record holder. She won nine world championship medals and 24 national swimming titles, and is considered to be one of the greatest female butterfly specialists in history. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Meagher set her first world record in the 200-meter butterfly at age 14 at the 1979 Pan American Games. One of her most memorable accomplishments came during the 1981 U.S. Swimming National Championships, where she set world records in the both the 100 and 200 butterfly and was named Female World Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. At the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, Meagher won gold medals in both the 100 and 200 butterfly races, cementing her status as one of the best butterfly swimmers in history. She won a third gold medal in Los Angeles as the butterfly specialist in the 4x100 medley relay. She would win two more Olympic medals, silver and bronze, at the Olympic Games Seoul 1988.
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