Susan Pedersen (swimmer)

Susan "Sue" Jane Pedersen (born October 16, 1953), also known by her married name Susan Pankey, is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events.

Susan Pedersen

Sue Pedersen (left) with coach Sherm Chavoor and Debbie Meyer in 1967
Personal information
Full name	Susan Jane Pedersen
Nickname(s)	"Sue"
National team	United States
Born	(1953-10-16) October 16, 1953 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Arden Hills Swim Club
Coach	Sherm Chavoor
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m medley 1968 Mexico City 4×100 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle 1968 Mexico City 200 m medley Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 800 m freestyle 1967 Winnipeg 200 m medley 1967 Winnipeg 400 m medley

As a 15-year-old, Pedersen represented the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she received a total of four medals.[1] She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, and another swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, while setting Olympic records in both.[2] Individually, she received silver medals for her second-place finishes in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:00.3),[3] and women's 200-meter individual medley.[4]

She held the world record in the 200-meter freestyle (2:09.5) from July 6, 1968, to August 2, 1968. She was also a member of world-record U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter medley relay and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.[5]

Pedersen was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1995.[5]