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Chris von Saltza

1944 - Today

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Susan Christina von Saltza (born January 13, 1944), also known by her married name Christina Olmstead, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. As an age group swimmer, von Saltza swam for coach George Haines' Santa Clara Swim Club and led the club to multiple team championships at the nationals, in addition to winning nineteen individual Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles. She was featured on the July 21, 1958 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine as the "No. 1 U.S. Swimmer at the Age of 14." At the age of 16, she set the world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials, and proceeded to win four medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris von Saltza is the 85th most popular swimmer (down from 70th in 2019), the 7,333rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,920th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Chris von Saltza ranks 85 out of 709Before her are Adelaide Lambert, John Devitt, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Murray Rose, Tetsuo Okamoto, and Irene Guest. After her are Norman Ross, Ian Thorpe, Greta Johansson, Lillian Watson, Katherine Rawls, and Gary Hall Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chris von Saltza ranks 498Before her are Andrew Davis, Sandra Bem, Isao Okano, Caleb Deschanel, Kenneth Cranham, and Alzhan Zharmukhamedov. After her are Jon Hiseman, Christine Goitschel, George Baker, Jacques Beurlet, Roger Lloyd-Pack, and Massimiliano Fuksas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris von Saltza ranks 7,335 out of 20,380Before her are Guy Kawasaki (1954), Mike Dirnt (1972), Annette Haven (1954), Wayne Rogers (1933), Edwin Hedley (1864), and Eugene Polley (1915). After her are Christina Hendricks (1975), Curtis T. McMullen (1958), Marion Lorne (1883), Michael Chiklis (1963), Mare Winningham (1959), and Erick Rowan (1981).

Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Chris von Saltza ranks 37Before her are Albina Osipowich (1911), Helen Johns (1914), Sandy Neilson (1956), Edgar Adams (1868), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), and Irene Guest (1900). After her are Norman Ross (1895), Lillian Watson (1950), Katherine Rawls (1917), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), George Kojac (1910), and Don McKenzie (1947).