Martha Randall

Martha Randall

Randall at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Martha Irene Randall
National team	United States
Born	(1948-06-12) June 12, 1948 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Individual medley
Club	Vesper Boat Club
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 400 m medley Summer Universiade 1967 Tokyo 100 m butterfly 1967 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle 1967 Tokyo 4×100 m medley 1967 Tokyo 100 m backstroke

Martha Irene Randall (born June 12, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

Early swimming

Randall was Coached by Mary Freeman at Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club Swim team, where she did much of her early training. ^[1] In July, 1963 at the Eastern Championships in Philadelphia, she set AAU Middle Atlantic District records in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:16.3, and the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 5:31.2. ^[2]

1964 Olympic 400-meter medley bronze

As a 16-year-old, Randall competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing in 5:24.2. ^[3] The U.S. women's team swept the 400-meter event with Randall's fellow American teammates, Donna de Varona and Sharon Finneran, who finished first and second. ^[4]

Randall helped set a new world-record time of 4:34.6 in the 4×100-meter medley relay as a member of a U.S. team that included Cathy Ferguson, Cynthia Goyette, and Kathy Ellis on September 28, 1964. The record was broken twenty days later by another U.S. team at the 1964 Olympics.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women).
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle.
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay.

References

1. "Brien, Taylor, Lessons with the Legends: Mary Freeman". Swimming World. December 4, 2017.
2. "3 World Marks Set in Swim by Robie, Two Girls", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 July 1963, pg. 76
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Martha Randall. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved October 16, 2012.