| Birth Date: | 24 September 1895 |
| Birth Place: | New York |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Sport: | Swimming |
| Club: | Women's Life Saving League New York's Women's Swimming Association |
| Coach: | Johnny Curran, Jim Riley, L. de B. Handley |
Claire Agnes Galligan (September 24, 1895 in New York - October 8, 1978 in Los Angeles, California[1]) was an American freestyle swimmer who won 13 AAU championships over distances ranging from 220 yd to 3 miles. In 1916 she became the first female AAU champion, and on September 13, 1917, she set a world record over 500 yd at 7:31.4. She missed the 1916 Olympics due to World War I, and by the 1920 Games was married to Edgar Finney[2] and retired from swimming. In 1970 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.