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Mary T. Meagher

1964 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Mary T. Meagher is the 339th most popular swimmer (up from 345th in 2024), the 16,893rd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,189th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Mary T. Meagher ranks 339 out of 709Before her are Anthony Ervin, Giaan Rooney, Gemma Mengual, Gustavo Borges, Le Jingyi, and Duje Draganja. After her are Mikako Kotani, Yang Wenyi, Pernille Blume, Jason Lezak, Bronte Barratt, and Qian Hong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Mary T. Meagher ranks 1,053Before her are Jacqueline Moore, Jani Lane, Frédérique Vidal, Doug Ducey, Trisha Yearwood, and Eckhardt Schultz. After her are Nicolas Hénard, Tibor Gécsek, Joel Benjamin, Kim Jong-song, Vasilios Kotronias, and Jiří Rohan.

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Mary T. Meagher ranks 122Before her are Ryan Lochte (1984), Robert Finke (1999), Nancy Hogshead-Makar (1962), Nicole Haislett (1972), Rebecca Soni (1987), and Anthony Ervin (1981). After her are Jason Lezak (1975), Aaron Peirsol (1983), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), David Berkoff (1966), Maya DiRado (1993), and Rowdy Gaines (1959).