# Michelle Pearson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michelle_Pearson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michelle_Pearson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Pearson > Source revision: 1309701575 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian swimmer (born 1962)}} {{For|the Bermudan Olympic rower|Michelle Pearson (rower)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Michelle Pearson | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Michelle Robyn Pearson | nicknames = | national_team = Australia | strokes = [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming), [medley](/source/medley_swimming) | club = | coach = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|4|22|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | Australia}} {{MedalCompetition | [Olympic Games](/source/Swimming_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}} {{MedalBronze | [1984 Los Angeles](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics) | [200 m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_-_Women's_200_metre_individual_medley)}} {{MedalCompetition | [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}} {{MedalGold | [1986 Edinburgh](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games) | 4 x 200 m freestyle}} {{MedalCompetition | [Pan Pacific Championships](/source/Pan_Pacific_Swimming_Championships)}} {{MedalGold | [1985 Tokyo](/source/1985_Pan_Pacific_Swimming_Championships) | 200 m medley}} {{MedalCompetition | [Summer Universiade](/source/Summer_Universiade)}} {{MedalSilver | [1985 Kobe](/source/1985_Summer_Universiade) | [200 m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1985_Summer_Universiade)}} {{MedalSilver | [1985 Kobe](/source/1985_Summer_Universiade) | [400 m medley](/source/Swimming_at_the_1985_Summer_Universiade)}} {{MedalBronze | [1985 Kobe](/source/1985_Summer_Universiade) | [200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_1985_Summer_Universiade)}} }} '''Michelle Robyn Pearson''' (born 22 April 1962) is an Australian former [medley](/source/Medley_swimming) and [freestyle](/source/Freestyle_swimming) [swimmer](/source/swimming_(sport)) of the 1980s, who won a bronze medal in the 200-metre individual medley at the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics) in Los Angeles. Her versatility saw her qualify for four finals. Pearson made her international debut at the [1978 Commonwealth Games](/source/1978_Commonwealth_Games) in Edmonton, Canada, where she finalled in both the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medleys, finishing seventh and fifth respectively. She made her Olympic debut at the [1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics) in Moscow, where she was eliminated in the heats of the 100-metre freestyle. She was a part of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay team along with [Lisa Curry](/source/Lisa_Curry), [Rosemary Brown](/source/Rosemary_Brown_(swimmer)) and [Karen van de Graaf](/source/Karen_van_de_Graaf), which placed fifth in the final. In 1981, Pearson became one of the first athletes in Australia to attend the newly established [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) (AIS). Pearson attend the AIS until 1986 and was named AIS Athlete of the Year in 1985. At the [1982 Commonwealth Games](/source/1982_Commonwealth_Games) in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Pearson collected her first international medals, winning silver and bronze in the 400-metre and 200-metre individual medley respectively. Curry won both events. Pearson had a good preparation for the [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics), after winning two events at the United States Championships as a guest competitor. In the 200-metre individual medley, she trailed home the American duo of [Tracy Caulkins](/source/Tracy_Caulkins) and [Nancy Hogshead](/source/Nancy_Hogshead), edging out Curry by 0.83 of a second to claim the bronze medal. Pearson narrowly missed a second silver in the 200-metre freestyle, finishing in a time of 1m 59.79 seconds, just 0.1 of a second slower than the bronze medallist [Annemarie Verstappen](/source/Annemarie_Verstappen) of the Netherlands. She also finished fifth in the 100-metre freestyle, which was won by Hogshead. She combined with Curry, [Angela Russell](/source/Angela_Russell_(swimmer)) and [Anna McVann](/source/Anna_McVann) to finish fourth in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay. Pearson also won five medals for Australia at the [1985 Summer Universiade](/source/1985_Summer_Universiade) in Kobe, Japan. Pearson won silvers in the 200m individual medley, 400m individual medley and as a part of the 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay. Pearson also won bronze in the 200m Freestyle and as a part of Australia's 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay team. Pearson's form began to dip after the Olympics. Her only medal at the [1986 Commonwealth Games](/source/1986_Commonwealth_Games) in Edinburgh was a gold in the 4×200-metre freestyle relay. ==See also== * [List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)](/source/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_swimming_(women)) ==References== * {{cite book | last = Andrews | first = Malcolm | year = 2000 | title = Australia at the Olympic Games|publisher=[ABC Books](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation) |isbn=0-7333-0884-8 |location=Sydney, New South Wales |page=346}} ==External links== * {{SR/Olympics profile|pe/michelle-pearson-1}} {{Footer Pan Pacific Champions 200m Medley Women}} {{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x200m Freestyle Women}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson, Michelle}} Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic swimmers for Australia Category:Australian female freestyle swimmers Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Category:Australian female medley swimmers Category:Australian Institute of Sport swimmers Category:Sportspeople from Bundaberg Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Category:Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Category:Swimmers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Category:Swimmers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games swimmers for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia Category:Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Category:Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Category:Sportswomen from Queensland Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michelle Pearson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Pearson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Pearson?action=history)). 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