Sharon Geary

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Sharon Geary
Sharon Geary 1950.jpg
Geary, circa 1950
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 Buenos Aires 100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 Buenos Aires 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 Buenos Aires 4x100 m medley

Sharon Geary is an American swimmer, gold winner at the Pan American Games.

She competed at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, where she received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle , before Jacqueline Lavine and Ana María Schultz. [1] She participated on the American teams that received gold medals in 4x100 freestyle relay, and 4x100m medley relay at the 1951 Pan American Games.

Geary attended Stanford University and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. [2]

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References

  1. "Swimming. Pan American Games. Women: 100 m Freestyle" Archived 2008-03-27 at the Wayback Machine sports123.com (Retrieved on 18 October 2008)
  2. "Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame". GoStanford.com. Retrieved October 20, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]