Warren Kealoha Explained

Warren Kealoha
Fullname:Warren Daniels Kealoha
National Team:United States
Strokes:Backstroke
Club:Hui Makami Club
Birth Date:March 3, 1903
Birth Place:Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
Death Place:Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Warren Daniels Kealoha (March 3, 1903 – September 8, 1972) was an American competition swimmer who was twice an Olympic gold medalist and a world record-holder.[1]

Kealoha won the 100-meter backstroke event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. During his career, Kealoha set four world records, first at the 1920 Olympics and last in Honolulu in 1926, which was beaten the next day by Walter Laufer. He was not related to Olympic swimming champion Pua Kealoha. After retiring from swimming, Kealoha became a rancher. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1968.

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  1. Web site: Warren Kealoha . Olympedia . 3 September 2021 . April 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220421195634/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51437 . live .