Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan explained

Keala O'Sullivan
Fullname:	Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan
Birth Place:	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Sport:	Diving
Club:	Punahou Swim Club
Height:	165 cm
Weight:	57 kg
Show-Medals:	yes

Rachel Kealaonapua "Keala" O'Sullivan (later Watson, born November 3, 1950) is an American former diver. In 1965, she won the U.S. Junior AAU one-meter board diving championships.^[1]

Career

She represented the United States at the 1968 Olympics, where she earned a bronze medal in three-meter springboard; this made her the first Hawaiian athlete to medal in diving.^[2]

O'Sullivan retired after failing to qualify for the 1972 Olympics. She then returned to Hawaii, where she coached divers at ʻIolani School.^[3]

Recognition

In 1999, she was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.^[4]

References

Patrick Sullivan the 5th

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan . O'Sullivan, Rachel Kealaonapua | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame . Hawaiisportshalloffame.com . January 15, 2018.
2. Web site: Community Works to Fill Wikipedia's Asian-American, Pacific Islander Gaps . Nbcnews.com . May 8, 2017. January 15, 2018.
3. Keala O'Sullivan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084508/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/keala-osullivan-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 .
4. Web site: Inductees by Class Year | Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame . Hawaiisportshalloffame.com . January 15, 2018.