Sharon Finneran
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| Full name | Sharon Evans Finneran | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 4, 1946 Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Sharon Evans Finneran (born February 4, 1946), also known by her married name Sharon Rittenhouse, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in three events. She represented the United States as an 18-year-old at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Finneran received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 400-meter individual medley – completing an all-American sweep of the event with Donna de Varona and Martha Randall.[1] In 1981 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
In retirement Finneran took part in masters swimming tournaments. Her four siblings were competitive swimmers, divers and water polo players. Her brother Mike Finneran placed fifth in springboard diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and her daughter Ariel Rittenhouse finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics, also in springboard diving.[1]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 200 metres butterfly
- World record progression 400 metres individual medley
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sharon Finneran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ "Sharon Finneran (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame.[dead link]
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