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. In 1981 she was inducted into the

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. In retirement Finneran took part in masters swimming tournaments. Her four siblings were competitive swimmers, divers and

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players. Her brother Mike Finneran placed fifth in

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diving at the

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, and her daughter

Ariel Rittenhouse Ariel Rittenhouse (born December 9, 1990) is an American diving athlete. Rittenhouse won a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Rittenhouse placed 4th in the synchronized springboard. Her ...

finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics, also in springboard diving.

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