Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary T Meagher

Craig Beardsley is a former World Record holder in the 200 Fly. He qualified for the 1980 Olympics but didn't get to compete due to President Jimmy Carter's boycott. Beardsley set the World Record of 1:58.21 in the 200- meter butterfly on July 30, 1980, one week after the Olympic Games—a time that was over a second faster than Soviet swimmer Sergey Fesenko‘s gold medal time in the 1980 Olympic finals. After the United States–led boycott of the Moscow Olympics, Beardsley continued to train. He held both the American and World Records from 1980 to 1983. Swimming World Magazine named Beardsley its American Male Swimmer of the Year in 1981. He was a two-time NCAA champion in the 200 Fly and was an 8x All-American honors while swimming for Randy Reese and the Florida Gators. After his swimming career was over, Craig got introduced to Swim Across America and has been involved for nearly 3 decades raising money for cancer research. Craig was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in October of 2022 along with Jon Sieben, another former 200 Fly World Record holder. Today is Giving Tuesday. Help preserve our sport's history by becoming a monthly donor to the International Swimming Hall of Fame. https://www.ishof.org/one-in-a-thousand/ 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 01:30 Growing up in New York going to UNIS 02:30 Surrounded by music 04:45 Choosing swimming over music 06:30 Danish swimming background 07:20 University of Florida 09:45 Getting recruited by Randy & Eddie Reese 13:30 College swimming in the early 1980's 15:55 Putting in Work 18:45 Training with Eddie & Randy Reese 22:40 Beine Nutrition 23:30 Experimenting as a coach 25:20 Butterfly sets 28:26 Visualizing your race 29:49 Mary T. Meagher, Tracy Caulkins, Sippy Woodhead 32:00 Breaking the 200 Fly WR at OT's 35:00 The 1980 Olympic Boycott 38:30 Anita DeFrantz 39:45 Did you watch the 1980 Olympics? 41:17 Swimtraxx Swimming Tracker 42:03 When did it hit you the hardest? 46:45 Russian athletes now 48:20 Jon Sieben 51:00 1984 Olympic Trials 52:15 Patrick Kennedy 53:25 Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. SWIMTRAXX: Swimtraxx One is the smartest swim specific tracker. Track your time, heart rate, and stroke rate all from the same device. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter.

4 minutes of mojo from Olympic Champion Mary T. Meagher Plant who talks about how a big loss has haunted her.  She is a swimmer who broke the mold in  how fast one can swim butterfly, earning her the nickname Madame  Butterfly. She broke the world record five times and held it for 21  years --  35 years after her top swim performances, her world record  time would have still made all Olympic teams including 2008, 2012 and  2016. In the full interview, she shares advice for people who are  currently dealing with their dreams being postponed or not living up to what they expect. Check out the full episode here https://www.championsmojo.com/episodepage/marytmeagher62?rq=marySupport the showPlease leave us a review on Apple, so others can find us! https://www.ChampionsMojo.com/ for all things Champion's Mojo. Finally, we'd love to hear from you at hello@championsmojo.com

Mary T. Meagher, Jesse Vassallo, Steve Lundquist, and Geoff Gaberino all made the 1980 Olympic team. We caught up with them at the 2022 International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. SWIMTRAXX: Swimtraxx One is the smartest swim specific tracker. Track your time, heart rate, and stroke rate all from the same device. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD

Mary T. Meagher (now Plant) is a 3x Olympian (1980/1984/1988), 3x Olympic gold medalist (1984), and Bronze medalist (1988) for the United States of America. Madame Butterfly, as she was affectionately nicknamed, took the 100 (57.9) and 200 Butterfly (2.05.9) events to new heights. Mary's World Records stood for 18 & 19 years, respectively! Her career wasn't all flowers and frosting, though. After setting those World Records, she spent the next 7 years trying to better them. She missed out on competing in the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the American boycott. And in 1984, didn't get to compete against the best because the Soviets boycotted back. Mary swam for the likes of Dennis Pursley, Karen Moe, and Bill Peak. She is married to Mike Plant, Olympic speedskater, Vice President of the Atlanta Braves, and 10-term USOC Board Member. Enjoy! 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Mary T! 01:50 Denis Pursley Quote 03:10 5'8 128 lbs 03:40 Training & Personality 5:05 10th out of 11th children 06:55 How'd you get into swimming? 09:20 2:05.9/57.9 12:50 Bill Peak 1981 14:45 So much better 18:18 Beine Genetic Testing 19:06 Swim Angelfish 19:43 1980 Olympics 21:09 1984 Olympics 22:15 Kids know your history? 23:22 Husband was an Olympian 24:30 Madam Butterfly 27:05 Taking the WR from 209 to 205 28:15 Rivalry with Lisa 29:00 3x800 Butterfly, 12x200 Butterfly, 30x100 Butterfly 30:58 Favorite Type of Set 32:12 Skipping 58 in the 100 34:20 How did you afford training? 35:20 Swimming at Cal with Coach Mo 37:07 Swimnerd Live Results 37:45 Retirement after 88 40:45 Glenn Mills 41:27 ISHOF Induction 42:12 Regrets? 44:15 Husband Mike Plant 45:30 Why no googles? 47:37 Jon Sieben 48:40 Vasa Trainer 49:05 Destro Swim Towers Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW: Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS: Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD: Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter. Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD

Mary T. Meagher played a variety of sports when she was growing up but took most naturally to swimming and especially the butterfly stroke. The 10th of 11 children, she describes the sport of swimming as being very objective in training times and success. The boycott of the 1980 Olympics was devastating for many other Olympians but Mary was only 14 at the time and not yet dreaming of being an Olympian. She was however competitive from a young age and explains the differences between collegiate and Olympic swimming, as well as her losses and failures. Mary speaks to her new found freedoms while at CAL, about winning the Honda-Broderick Cup, the transition after her third Olympics and the appreciation she had for having balance in her life. “Madame Butterfly”, as she was popularly referred to, shares the qualities that made her a champion and goes on to describe five fellow Olympic swimmers and past Honda Cup winners in the CWSA sisterhood. She also talks about the advantage of younger swimmers and disadvantage for older swimmers as they pivot in Olympic training and competition between the summer of 2020 and preparing for Tokyo 2021.Host: Chris VoelzA co-production with the Collegiate Women's Sports AwardsFor more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s First and Only Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 60 hosts, 1300+ episodes across 50 shows and over 7 million downloads. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.

Mary T. Meagher Plant is a swimmer who broke the mold in how fast one can swim butterfly, earning her the nickname Madame Butterfly. She broke the world record five times and held it for 21 years --  35 years after her top swim performances, her world record time would have still made all Olympic teams including 2008, 2012 and 2016. In this exclusive interview, she shares advice for people who are currently dealing with their dreams being postponed.  Contact Kelly and Maria at hello@championsmojo.com. Episode Topics and Mentions Butterfly stroke 200 long-course butterfly Olympic Trials Mel Stewart SwimSwam.com NCAA Cal Berkeley Omaha, Nebraska Catholicism Anxiety Counseling 1980 Olympics 1984 Olympics 1988 Olympics Peloton Obedience Gratitude Takeaways Kelly Even when timing is bad, we are not victims. Reframe disappointments to opportunities.  Arrive at the grave having gone all out in life.  Maria Mary’s take on counseling, especially for young adults, is refreshing. Having someone to talk to can make a big difference.  Owning the concept of obedience can be very helpful, especially when someone knows more than you do.  Quote of the Week: "I learned how to be happy with the smallest things in life, like a flower blooming. That helped my transition out of swimming" Mary T. Meagher Subscribe to the Champion's Mojo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Play.  Have something you want to share with us? Email it to hello@championsmojo.com Keep up with the show by visiting ChampionsMojo.com and visiting the Facebook page, Instagram page, and Twitter page.

The legendary Rowdy Gaines knows a thing or two about postponing one's goals.  As an athlete in peak form leading up to the boycotted 1980 Olympic Games, he had to push through four more years to 1984, which was thought to be crazy back then. But he did it and won three Olympic titles. Hear Rowdy’s expert take on this unprecedented historic time in the swimming community -- and his advice for keeping perspective in the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Kelly and Maria at hello@championsmojo.com. About Rowdy Gaines Rowdy Gaines is a three-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming and holds 12 U.S. national championships. In 2015, he was recognized with the USA Swimming Award, the most prestigious award one can receive for contributions to the sport. He is an avid lifelong swimmer and an outspoken US Masters swimmer who hosts the Rowdy Gaines classic meet in Orlando each year. He is in the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Gaines has served as a swimming analyst for ESPN and NBA Sports for swimming for the past seven summer Olympics.  Episode Topics and Mentions Glenn Mills  Craig Beardsley University of Florida Swim Across America Sue Walsh Michelle Griglione Mary T. Meagher 2020 Olympics 2021 Olympics 1980 Olympics boycott Rowdy Rising Central Florida YMCA US Masters Swimming NCAA Student athletes University of Virginia Swimming North Carolina State University Swimming International Olympic Committee Guillain-Barré syndrome Healthcare workers Takeaways Kelly There WILL be an after and we will be stronger together by the end.  The champions know how to handle the valleys in life - how did you respond to this pandemic? Maria We’re all in this together. Every one of us is part of a team to get through this. Those of us in good health can and really should appreciate that every day. Quote of the Week:  "We're all in this together and I think that next summer is going to be the most spectacular Olympics in history" - Rowdy Gaines Subscribe to the Champion's Mojo podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Play.  Have something you want to share with us? Email it to hello@championsmojo.com Keep up with the show by visiting ChampionsMojo.com and visiting the Facebook page, Instagram page, and Twitter page. 

Kelsi Dahlia is a fierce competitor but says that gratitude and life-balance is what helps her get through tough times. She is fresh off winning the ISL Finals in the 100 meter butterfly, defeating the current World Record holder. Outside the pool she is devoted to her church, family and community.  In this exclusive interview, she shares candidly about her disappointment at the 2016 Olympics, how its made her hungry and talks about how she deals with pre-race extra energy.  ABOUT KELSI DAHLIA: Kelsi Dahlia is a professional American swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events. She is a NCAA & World Record holder, a 2016 Olympic gold medalist and 2020 Tokyo Olympic hopeful. She qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 100-meter butterfly and won a gold medal in the 4 x 100-meter medley relay for swimming in the heats. She swims professionally for the Cali Condors, an International Swim League (ISL) team. To learn more about Champion’s Mojo visit www.ChampionsMojo.com  Champion's Mojo is on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and everywhere podcasts are found.  Quote of the Week “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher Episode Topics and Mentions ISL - International Swim League Cali Condors Rio Olympics University of Louisville Costco Hello Fresh EveryPlate Coach Arthur Albiero Stephanie Juncker Chris Lindauer Cameron Dehn Team USA Mallory Comerford Katie Ledecky Jason Lezak  Louisville Pro Rehab Bible Las Vegas Mary T. Meagher Swimming World Cup FINA Championships  FCA - Fellowship of Christian Athletes 100-meter butterfly Sarah Sjostrom Takeaways from Kelly and Maria Kelly:  1 - Find the lessons in failure and learn from them. 2 - Get to know competitors as people, outside of the competitive area. Maria 1 -  Know what you need to stay calm, using the right distractions to maintain the right level of energy. 2 - Remember the importance of having loving, supportive people in your life (friends, family, colleagues). Have something you want to share with Champion’s Mojo? Email it to info@championsmojo.com Keep up with the show by visiting YouTube, ChampionsMojo.com and visiting the Facebook page, Instagram page, and Twitter page. 

On this episode of Park It Here, we spoke with the Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center Supervisor, Keith Smith. Listen as we learn about the different opportunities offered at the aquatic center. We also talked about Keith's alter ego, "The Assassin" part of the Ohio Valley Wrestling.

Guest Ben Rhodes, Coach Ken Lolla, Mary T. Meagher, and Kelsi Worrell

Olympic gold medalists Mary T. Meagher and Kelsi Worrell Dahlia dropped by the studio to talk about their Olympic experiences, giving huge chunks of their lives to the water, and their upcoming Life Of An Olympic Champion program at the Brown Theatre.