Susan Pedersen (swimmer)
American swimmer (born 1953)
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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.
Pedersen (left) with coach Sherm Chavoor and Debbie Meyer in 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Susan Jane Pedersen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Sue" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 16, 1953 Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Arden Hills Swim Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Sherm Chavoor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
