Mary T. Meagher

Mary T. Meagher
Meagher in 1984
Personal information
Full nameMary Terstegge Meagher
Nickname(s)"Mary T.", "Madam Butterfly"
National teamUnited States
Born (1964-10-27) October 27, 1964
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
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
1984 Los Angeles100 m butterfly
1984 Los Angeles200 m butterfly
1984 Los Angeles4x100 m medley
1988 Seoul4x100 m medley
1988 Seoul200 m butterfly
World Championships (LC)
1982 Guayaquil100 m butterfly
1986 Madrid200 m butterfly
1982 Guayaquil200 m butterfly
1982 Guayaquil4x100 m medley
1986 Madrid4x100 m freestyle
1986 Madrid4x200 m freestyle
1986 Madrid4x100 m medley
1986 Madrid100 m butterfly
1986 Madrid200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan100 m butterfly
1983 Caracas200 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
1985 Kobe100 m butterfly
1985 Kobe200 m butterfly
1985 Kobe4x200 m freestyle
1985 Kobe4x100 m medley
1985 Kobe200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
1985 Tokyo100 m butterfly
1985 Tokyo200 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.