Thelma Kalama
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| Nickname(s) | "Keko" | ||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
March 24, 1931 Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
| Died |
May 17, 1999 (aged 68) Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Club | Hawaii Swim Club | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thelma H. Kalama (March 24, 1931 – May 17, 1999) 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 4x100-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, and the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame as a posthumously member of its first class of honorees in 2002.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ↑ Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame, Olympic Medalists, Thelma Kalama Aiu. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ↑ Wes Nakama, "Hawai'i Hall of Fame to induct first class," Honolulu Advertiser (November 23, 2002). Retrieved October 3, 2012.
External links
- Thelma Kalama – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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