Thelma Kalama
American swimmer
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Full name | Thelma H. Kalama | ||||||
Nickname(s) | "Keko" | ||||||
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Born |
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1931-03-24
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March 24, 1931
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Died |
May 17, 1999
(1999-05-17)
(aged
68)
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||
Club | Hawaii Swim Club | ||||||
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Thelma H. Kalama (March 24, 1931 – May 17, 1999), later known by her married name Thelma Aiu , was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay , together with her teammates Marie Corridon , Brenda Helser and Ann Curtis . The U.S. relay team set a new Olympic record of 4:29.2 in the event final. [1]
Kalama was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, [2] and the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame as a posthumously member of its first class of honorees in 2002. [3]
See also
References
- ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming" Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com . Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame, Thelma Kalama Aiu . Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ Wes Nakama, " Hawai'i Hall of Fame to induct first class ," Honolulu Advertiser (November 23, 2002). Retrieved October 3, 2012.
External links
- Thelma Kalama at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Thelma Kalama
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World Aquatics
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Thelma Kalama
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Thelma Kalama
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Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame
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