Sharon Stouder

Sharon Stouder (1948 to 2013) was an American competition swimmer who became a three-time Olympic champion at only fifteen years of age. Competing for the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she won the 100 metre butterfly ahead of the favoured Dutch swimmer Ada Kok, took gold in the 4x100 metre freestyle and medley relays, and finished second to Dawn Fraser in the 100 metre freestyle, becoming only the second woman to swim that event in under a minute. She also set world records in four events. After her competitive career she graduated from Stanford University, worked as a swimming coach and teacher, lit the Olympic torch at the 1984 Games and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1972.