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Sharon Finneran
American swimmer (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sharon Evans Finneran (born February 4, 1946), also known by her married name Sharon Rittenhouse, is an American former Hall of Fame competitive swimmer, and was a 1964 Olympic silver medalist in the 400-meter individual medley, having set a world record in the event in 1962. She also set world records in the 200-meter butterfly, and 200-meter breaststroke, making her the first woman to hold world records in three events.
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![]() Finneran, age 16, in 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Sharon Evans Finneran | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1946-02-04) February 4, 1946 (age 78) 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 Butterfly Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Club | LA Athletic Club Santa Clara Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Southern California[1] Briefly with Men's team | |||||||||||||||||
Coach | Peter Daland (LAAC) George Haines (SCSC) | |||||||||||||||||
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