Martha_Randall
Martha Randall
American swimmer (born 1948)
Martha Irene Randall (born June 12, 1948) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
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Full name | Martha Irene Randall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1948-06-12) June 12, 1948 (age 75) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Vesper Boat Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Randall was Coached by Mary Freeman at Philadelphia's Vespar 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]
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.
- "Brien, Taylor, Lessons with the Legends: Mary Freeman". Swimming World. 4 December 2017.
- "3 World Marks Set in Swim by Robie, Two Girls", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 July 1963, pg. 76
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Martha Randall. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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