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Furman Athletics Hall of Fame

Angel Myers

Angel Myers Martino

  • Class
    1990
  • Induction
    1997
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Swimming
Americus, Ga.

‘90 B.A. Business Administration
Competed In Multiple Events
Four-Year Letterwinner — 1986-89
NCAA Division II Swimmer of the Year — 1986
Edna Hartness Furman Female Athlete of the Year — 1987
Helped Lead Furman Women’s Swimming Transition To NCAA Division I — 1987
Nine-Time NCAA All-American — 1986 (Division II/50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 200 IM), 1987 (Division I/100 Freestyle, 200 IM), 1989 (Division I/100 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 200 IM)
Five-Time NCAA Champion — 1986 (Division II/50 Freestyle, 23.22; 100 Freestyle, 50.62; 100 Butterfly, 55.82; 200 IM, 2:05.42), 1989 (Division I/200 IM, 1:59.49)
Tied NCAA Record For Most Individual Titles In A Year (4) — 1986
Led Furman To 20th Place Team Finish In Division I National Championships — 1987
Led Furman To 17th Place Team FInish In Division I National Championships — 1989
Two-Time Olympian — 1992 (Barcelona), 1996 (Atlanta)
Six-Time Olympic Medalist
4x100m Freestyle Relay Gold Medalist (54.79) — 1992
50M Freestyle Bronze Medalist (25.23) — 1992
4x100m Freestyle Relay Gold Medalist (55.34) — 1996
4x100m Medley Relay Gold Medalist (58.70) — 1996
100m Freestyle Bronze Medalist — 1996
100m Butterfly Bronze Medalist (59.23) — 1996 (gave medal to 19-year-old Olympic volunteer battling cancer)
50m Freestyle Fourth Place (25.21) — 1996
Competed In Two World Championships — 1993 (Palma de Mallorca), 1994 (Rome)
Six-Time World Championships Medalist
100m Backstroke Gold Medalist — 1993
50m Freestyle Silver Medalist (24.93) — 1993
100m Freestyle Silver Medalist (53.39) — 1993
4x100m Freestyle Relay Bronze Medalist (3:40.40) — 1993
10-Time Pan Pacific Medalist (6 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze)  In Four Championships — 1987 (Brisbane), 1991 (Edmonton), 1993 (Kobe), 1995 (Atlanta)
Four-Time Gold Medalist In Pan American Games — 1995 (Mar del Plata)
Former World Record Holder In 400x100m Freestyle Relay (3:39.46, July 28, 1992) & 100m Backstroke (59.41, Nov. 21, 1993)
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1997
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame — 2001

Page updated by Hunter Reid (5/9/25)
 
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