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Mary T. Meagher Plant sets records at Lakeside swim meet

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Last updated Aug 2, 2026

Mary T. Meagher Plant sets records at Lakeside swim meet
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Mary Plant, known as "Madame Butterfly," set new state and swim meet records in the 60-64 age group for the 200 long course meter butterfly at the Lakeside Masters Invitational on August 2 in Louisville. She recorded a time of 2:40.53, narrowly missing her own world record of 2:39.31. The event marked Plant's return to the Lakeside Swim Club for the first time since the 1980s. A day earlier, she also claimed the state and meet record for the 100 long course meter butterfly with a time of 1:08.70. The 61-year-old Plant is competing in her second year as a U.S. Masters swimmer and trains four days a week to prepare for competitions.

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  • •Mary Plant set the record in the 200m butterfly with 2:40.53.
  • •She broke the 100m butterfly record a day earlier at 1:08.70.
  • •The meet marked her first competition at Lakeside since the 1980s.
  • •Plant is in her second year of U.S. Masters Swimming.
  • •She trains four days a week primarily in the butterfly stroke.
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  • 6:06 PMYahoo Sports — Louisville native Mary T. Meagher Plant sets records at Lakeside swim meet
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Mary Plant, known in swimming as "Madame Butterfly," set state and swim meet records at Lakeside Swim Club in Louisville on Aug. 2.

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