Sharon Finneran
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Sharon Evans Finneran (-Rittenhouse) (born February 4, 1946 in Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville Centre, New York
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) is a former American
United States
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 swimmer
Swimming (sport)
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. She represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...

 in Tokyo
Tokyo
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, where she received a silver medal in women's 400 m individual medley. Her daughter, Ariel Rittenhouse
Ariel Rittenhouse
Ariel Rittenhouse 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...

, is an Olympic diver who placed 4th in the women's synchronized springboard at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 and her brother, Mike Finneran, was an Olympic diver who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
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