Susie O'Neill
Swimmer born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. One of Australia's most successful swimmers, she holds a record 35 Australian titles. At the 1996 Olympic Games she won gold, silver, and bronze medals. At the Commonwealth Games in 1998 at Kuala Lumpur she won a record eight medals, including six gold. She won a gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1998 World Championships. In the Pan Pacific Championships in 1999 she won six medals, including gold in the 200 m butterfly and the 200 m freestyle. At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 she broke Mary T Meagher's 19-year-old 200 m butterfly record with a time of 2:05·81.
| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Australia | |||
| Women's Swimming | |||
| Gold | Atlanta 1996 | 200m Butterfly | |
| Gold | Sydney 2000 | 200m Freestyle | |
| Silver | Atlanta 1996 | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
| Silver | Sydney 2000 | 200m Butterfly | |
| Silver | Sydney 2000 | 4x100m Medley Relay | |
| Silver | Sydney 2000 | 4x200m Freestyle Relay | |
| Bronze | Barcelona 1992 | 200m Butterfly | |
| Bronze | Atlanta 1996 | 4x200m Freestyle Relay | |
Susan ("Susie") O'Neill (born August 2, 1973) is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, who was famously nicknamed "Madame Butterfly".
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