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Thelma Kalama

1931 - 1999

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Thelma H. Kalama (March 24, 1931 – May 17, 1999), later known by her married name Thelma Aiu after 1960, was an American competition swimmer, 1948 London Olympic gold medalist in the freestyle relay, and a marine veteran. She was the second woman to represent Hawaii in the Olympics. Thelma was born the fifth sibling in a large family to Abraham Ka'aumoana Kalama, a U.S. Naval veteran, and Helena Z. Kalama, in Honolulu on March 24, 1931. She began her swimming career in early 1946, at the age of 15, and began competing the same year, taking a first in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 34.2 seconds at her first Keo Nakama Meet in Honolulu on July 10, 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thelma Kalama is the 166th most popular swimmer (down from 126th in 2019), the 10,560th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,103rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Thelma Kalama ranks 166 out of 709. Before her are Leslie Boardman, Arati Saha, Joe Verdeur, Joyce Cooper, Ines Diers, and Lucy Morton. After her are Fanny Durack, Katsuo Takaishi, Debbie Meyer, Eleanor Holm, Caeleb Dressel, and Shirley Stobs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Thelma Kalama ranks 550. Before her are Gert Hofmann, Marla Gibbs, Karan Singh, Bogumił Kobiela, Anatoly Lein, and Boris Gurevich. After her are Nadja Regin, Catherine Tizard, Charles Colson, Martin Milner, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, and Anne Heywood. Among people deceased in 1999, Thelma Kalama ranks 283. Before her are Marie Kraja, Vladimir Yashchenko, Anthony Newley, Davor Dujmović, Ntsu Mokhehle, and Man Mohan Adhikari. After her are Roderick Thorp, Akhtar Hameed Khan, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Rick Rude, Rolf Landauer, and João Carlos de Oliveira.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thelma Kalama ranks 10,562 out of 20,380. Before her are Sheila Young (1950), Walter Winchell (1897), William Glackens (1870), Brad Wilk (1968), Peggy Fleming (1948), and John Bell Hatcher (1861). After her are Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), Butch Otter (1942), Susan Dey (1952), Patricia Belcher (1954), and Roderick Thorp (1936).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Thelma Kalama ranks 70. Before her are Sharon Stouder (1948), Jim Montgomery (1955), Eleanor Garatti (1909), Josephine McKim (1910), Bob Skelton (1903), and Joe Verdeur (1926). After her are Debbie Meyer (1952), Eleanor Holm (1913), Caeleb Dressel (1996), Shirley Stobs (1942), Raymond Thorne (1887), and Amedee Reyburn (1889).

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