Career
She represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, having qualified to compete in both breaststroke events. She also received a bronze medal for her third place in the women"s 100-meter breaststroke (1:161), finishing behind Bjedov (1:158) and Soviet swimmer Galina Prozumenshchikova (1:159). Wichman was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated in 1970 from R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
She has two sons.
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1991.