I saw Mary T. Meagher swim the mile* fly at a meet at Belmont Plaza back in 1983. She was in a guys' heat and beat some of the guys doing freestyle. Her lap counter kept holding up 11's and 12's (her 100 splits) so she could break 18 minutes and win dinner from Mark Shubert.
My coach at the time told me there were few people in the world that could even attempt such a feat. It was pretty cool to watch.
*Actually it was the 1500 and not the 1650.
I saw Mary T. Meagher swim the mile* fly at a meet at Belmont Plaza back in 1983. She was in a guys' heat and beat some of the guys doing freestyle. Her lap counter kept holding up 11's and 12's (her 100 splits) so she could break 18 minutes and win dinner from Mark Shubert.
My coach at the time told me there were few people in the world that could even attempt such a feat. It was pretty cool to watch.
*Actually it was the 1500 and not the 1650.
