Albina Osipowich Explained
| Albina Osipowich |
| Fullname: | Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Boys' Club Auxiliary |
| Birth Date: | February 26, 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich (February 26, 1911 – June 6, 1964), later known by her married name Albina Van Aken, was an American competition swimmer who won gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, setting world records in both events.[1]
In 1933, Osipowich graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in Providence, Rhode Island, where she played field hockey and continued swimming as a hobby.[2] She later worked as a buyer for a department store and married basketball player Harrison Van Aken.[1] The Brown Athletic Hall of Fame includes Albina Osipowich Van Aken '33, inducted in 1984.[3]
See also
External links
- Albina Osipowich. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170142/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/albina-osipowich-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .
- Albina Osipowich (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
Notes and References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Albina Osipowich. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- Web site: Women's History Month 2019: Albina Osipowich '33, Women's Swimming. 2019-03-07. Brown University Athletics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203200209/https://brownbears.com/news/2019/3/7/diversity-and-inclusion-womens-history-month-2019-albina-osipowich-33-womens-swimming.aspx. 2020-02-03. 2020-02-03.
- Web site: Albina Osipowich Van Aken (1984) - Hall of Fame. Brown University Athletics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203200622/https://brownbears.com/hof.aspx?hof=260. 2020-02-03. 2020-02-03.
