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Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Duke Kahanamoku (left) receiving a gold medal from King Albert I of Belgium at the Olympics in Antwerp, 1920. (more) Kahanamoku set three universally recognized world records in the 100-yard freestyle between July 5, 1913, and September 5, 1917 (53 seconds; broken by Johnny Weissmuller in 1922).
At the Antwerp 1920 Games, Hawaiian champion Duke Kahanamoku became the first swimmer to win the Olympic 100m freestyle twice in a row. This came after his first title eight years earlier in Stockholm.
Olympic Champion. A swimmer of unprecedented natural talent, Duke burst onto the scene by crushing world records by 4.6 seconds in his very first swim race in Honolulu harbor’s open waters. His Olympic career was equally phenomenal: spanning two decades, four Games, and six medals.
Won Olympic gold medal and set world record for 100-meter freestyle, Stockholm; also won a silver medal on the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay team. Introduced surfing to U.S.’s Atlantic coast.
Duke Kahanamoku, nicknamed 'The Duke' and 'The Big Kahuna,' is considered the father of modern surfing. The Hawaiian embodies the spirit of Aloha.
Aug 24, 2015 · Duke Paoa Kahanamoku was the greatest swimmer of his time. He won the 100-meter freestyle race in the 1912 and 1920 Olympics and at one time held every freestyle record up to a...
Swimmer Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii made his first Olympic appearance in 1912. Competing in the 100m freestyle, he equalled the world record in a qualifying heat.
May 3, 2022 · As a dark-skinned Pacific Islander, Kahanamoku broke through racial barriers with athletic accomplishments before Joe Louis, Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson; yet relatively few outside of Hawaii...
Duke Kahanamoku was a swimmer and surfer who popularized the sport of surfing, and won five Olympic medals, including three golds. He set three world records in the 100-yard freestyle between 1913 and 1917.
