Before Brown: Swam for the Marin Pirates and Tamalpais High School…Junior National finalist in the 50 butterfly…Marin County Athletic League Champion in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke…High School All-American…Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American…Winner of the Peter Rowona Award for excellence in swimming and academics...Her favorite moment as a swimmer is being the first female from Tamalpais High School to win an individual event at the Marin County Athletic League Championships.

Personal: Melissa Fineman is the daughter of Sandra Luna-Fineman and Jeff Fineman of Mill Valley, CA...She has an older brother, Richard, and a younger brother, David...Enjoys reading, cooking, travel and massage therapy...Plans to concentrate in biology.