Mike Finneran

Michael Holman Finneran is an American former diver. In 1971 he won the NCAA outdoor and AAU indoor titles and a gold medal at the Pan American Games, all in the 3 m springboard. Next year he won the AAU outdoor springboard title. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he placed 5th in the Diving at the [1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|springboard] and 9th in the Diving at the 1972 [Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform|10 m platform].

Biography

In 1971 Finneran graduated in business administration from the Ohio State University. He later coached both men's and women's teams at the University of [South Carolina] in 1981–85, and at the University of Alabama in 1985–88, and prepared the national diving team for the 1986 [Goodwill Games]. He later coached at Enloe High School and at North Carolina State University. His sister Sharon Finneran is an Olympic swimmer, and her daughter Ariel Rittenhouse is an Olympic diver.