Mary T. Meagher

Where Gretchen Walsh’s 54.33 Ranks Among the Greatest World Records in Swimming History

Walsh’s new mark of 54.33 makes her more than 2% faster than the next-fastest swimmer in history, Sarah Sjostrom, making this the most dominant current WR.

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Curzan, Bell, Huske, and Verzyl Nominated for Collegiate Women’s Sports Award for Swim & Dive

Stanford’s Torri Huske was already named the CSCAA National Swimmer of the Year for D1. She has now picked up a nomination for the Collegiate Women’s Sport Award as well.

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Mary T. Breaks Another Masters World Record to Finish Rowdy Gaines Classic in Orlando

Mary T. (Meagher) Plant broke another World Record, this time in the 100 fly, and contributed to a 400 free relay record on Sunday to close one of Masters swimming’s biggest meets.

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Mary T, Erika Braun, and St. Pete Masters Swimming Shatter World Records at Rowdy Gaines Meet

Mary T. (Meagher) Plant, Alison Hayden, meet host Rowdy Gaines, Erika Braun, and Penny Noyes pose after the women shattered a World Record in the 800 free relay.

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2025 Swammy Awards: World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year – Yu Zidi

Yu had an incredible year that included breaking the Asian Record in the 200 IM and earning a trio of 4th-place finishes at the World Championships.

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Mary T. Meagher (Plant) Breaks American Record in the 200 SCM Fly (60-64 Age Group)

Triple Olympic gold medalist Mary T. Meagher Plant broke another American Record in the 200 fly on Saturday in the Atlanta, Georgia Olympic pool.

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Mary T. Meagher Sets Masters World Record In 60-64 200 Butterfly

Mary T. Meagher, now racing as Mary Plant, has shattered the masters world record in the women’s 60-64 200 LCM butterfly.

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Mary T. Wins 3, Jen Mihalik Breaks a World Record at Georgia Masters Meet

Mary T. Meagher (right) and Jen Mihalik (left) were the stars of the show in Augusta, Georgia two weeks ago at a Masters meet.

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Mary T. Meagher Will Race Meters in a Masters Meet This Weekend

The races will be the first official long course races that Meagher has swum in more than 35 years, as far as we could find.

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Gretchen Walsh Wins 2025 Honda Sports Awards As Collegiate Woman Athlete Of The Year

Virginia senior Gretchen Walsh was named the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and awarded the Honda Cup at a ceremony in New York City tonight.

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Eight-Time Olympic Medalist Susie O’Neill Named to Australian Olympic Committee Board

Australian swimming legend Susie O’Neill has further cemented her legacy by joining the Australian Olympic Committee Executive Board in a leadership role.

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G. Walsh, Curzan, Cox, and Pellacani Nominated for 2025 Honda Sport Award For Swim/Dive

Gretchen Walsh is among the nominees for the 2025 Honda Award for Swimming and Diving, marking her fourth-ever nomination.

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Swim Coach Doc Counsilman, 2 Swimmers Among 2025 USOPC Hall of Fame Finalists

Doc Counsilman (left) coached at least 60 Olympians while at Indiana and was the head coach of the 1964 and 1976 U.S. Olympic men’s swimming teams.

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arena Swim of the Week: 15-Year-Old Umi Ishizuka Drops 2:08.54 200 Fly In Australia

Ishizuka’s time is one of the fastest we’ve ever seen from a 15-year-old, with only a few select names ahead of her.

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Home Pool Advantage: A Host Country Swimming Analysis

Léon Marchand led France to a historic performance in the pool this year, winning four events in Olympic record time. Did the home crowd have any effect?

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