Marley Lynn Shriver (February 13, 1937 – February 13, 2016) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented the United States at the

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. She swam for the second-place U.S. team in the qualifying heats of the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Shriver was not eligible to receive a silver medal under the 1956 Olympic swimming rules, however, because she did not swim in the relay final. Marley died on her 79th birthday at her home in New Castle, Colorado.

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1937 births American female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the United States Sportspeople from Muskegon, Michigan Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics 2016 deaths 21st-century American women {{US-swimming-bio-stub