FORUM: On The 25th Anniversary Of Flying Past Mary T, Susie O Is Back - In Aussie Armoury For Brisbane 2032
In our Thema & Timeline, we welcome Susie O'Neill to the board of the Australian Olympic Committee and mark today's 25th anniversary of her confining Mary T Meagher's epic 1981 World 200 'fly record to history; plus - the first Soviet Olympic swim champion, Galina Prozumenshikova
As the Dolphins' Madame Butterfly gets "back to the grass roots of sport and involving myself in the wider community”, we recall the events of May 2000, when, on 17th May 25 years ago this day Down Under, Susie O'Neill flew past Mary T. Meagher's 1981 epic World record in the 200m butterfly.
And then, we move to what happened next at a home Sydney 2000 Olympics and how it took almost 20 years for Susie to tell us how she really felt about it all.
Plus: Galina Prozumenshikova, on the 61st anniversary of the second of five World records set by the most decorated breaststroke swimmer until Aussie Leisel Jones was done in 2008; and, in our 'History of 100...' series, we add "Olympic Cancellation" to our candidates list as we haul back to 1916 wearing 2025 goggles.
