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.
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.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Sue Pedersen. Retrieved September 8, 2015. 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.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games. Retrieved September 8, 2015. Individually, she received silver medals for her second-place finishes in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:00.3),Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015. and women's 200-meter individual medley.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Individual Medley Final. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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.
Pedersen was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1995.
See also List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) World record progression 200 metres freestyle World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
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