Susan Pedersen (swimmer)

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Susan Pedersen
Sue Pedersen, Sherm Chavoor, Debbie Meyer 1967.jpg
Sue Pedersen (left) with coach Sherm Chavoor and Debbie Meyer in 1967
Personal information
Full nameSusan Jane Pedersen
Nickname"Sue"
National teamUnited States
Born (1953-10-16) October 16, 1953 (age 70)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubArden Hills Swim Club
Coach Sherm Chavoor
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1968 Mexico City 200 m medley
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg 800 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg 400 m medley

Susan "Sue" Jane Pedersen (born October 16, 1953), also known by her married name Susan Pankey, is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.

As a 15-year-old, Pedersen represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she received a total of four medals. [1] She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, and another swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, while setting Olympic records in both. [2] Individually, she received silver medals for her second-place finishes in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:00.3), [3] and women's 200-meter individual medley. [4]

She held the world record in the 200-meter freestyle (2:09.5) from July 6, 1968, to August 2, 1968. She was also a member of world-record U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter medley relay and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. [5]

Pedersen was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1995. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Sue Pedersen. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Sue Pedersen (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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