Martha Irene Randall (born June 12, 1948) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.

Early swimming

Randall was Coached by Mary Freeman at Philadelphia's Vespar Boat Club Swim team, where she did much of her early training. 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.

1964 Olympic 400-meter medley bronze

As a 16-year-old, Randall competed in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

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.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Martha Randall
Retrieved October 16, 2012. The U.S. women's team swept the 400-meter event with Randall's fellow American teammates, Donna de Varona and

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, who finished first and second.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports
Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Individual Medley Final
Retrieved October 16, 2012. 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

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on September 28, 1964. The record was broken twenty days later by another U.S. team at the 1964 Olympics.

References

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Early swimming

1964 Olympic 400-meter medley bronze

See also

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