Mary T. Meagher, nicknamed “Madame Butterfly,” won three gold medals in swimming at the 1984 Olympic Games, highlighting a decade of dominance that included World Record swims throughout the 1980s. She qualified and was expected to medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games but was unable to compete due to the U.S. boycott. She made her Olympic debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and won triple gold, taking both the 100- and 200-meter butterfly and swimming the butterfly leg on the 4x100 medley relay. At the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, she finished her Olympic career with a silver in the 4x100 medley relay and a bronze in the 200 fly.

Her success was not limited to the Olympic stage. Meagher captured several medals at the World Championships in 1982 and 1986, including a pair of individual titles. She won 24 National Titles. She added two more golds apiece competing at the Pan American Games and the Pan Pacific Championships.

• Triple gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
• Finished with five Olympic medals after adding a silver and bronze in 1988
• For nearly 20 years, held both the 100- and 200-meter butterfly World Records
• Won 24 National Titles
• International Swimming Hall of Fame, Class of 1993, and two-time Female World Swimmer of the Year, Swimming World Magazine