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Index Adolph Kiefer

Adolph Gustav Kiefer (June 27, 1918 – May 5, 2017) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic competitor, the last surviving gold medalist of the 1936 Summer Olympics and former world record-holder.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Backstroke, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Chicago, Chief petty officer (United States), CNN, Columbia College, Columbia University, David Theile, Harry Holiday, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Lieutenant (navy), List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men), List of University of Texas at Austin alumni, Richard J. Daley, Swim Across America, Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke, Swimming at the Summer Olympics, Tarzan in film, television and other non-print media, Texas Longhorns swimming and diving, Theodore Roosevelt High School (Illinois), University of Texas at Austin, Vienna, Wadsworth, Illinois, 1936 Summer Olympics.

  2. Swimmers from Chicago

Backstroke

Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back.

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Bureau of Naval Personnel

The Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) in the United States Department of the Navy is similar to the human resources department of a corporation.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chief petty officer (United States)

Chief Petty Officer (CPO) is the seventh enlisted rank (with the paygrade E-7) in the United States Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, is above Petty Officer First Class and below Senior Chief Petty Officer.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Columbia College, Columbia University

Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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David Theile

David Egmont Theile, AO (born 17 January 1938) is an Australian former backstroke swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won consecutive gold medals in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics, the only Australian to do so. Adolph Kiefer and David Theile are world record setters in swimming.

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Harry Holiday

Harry Holiday, Jr. (July 2, 1923 – February 16, 1999) was a world record holder in the backstroke at the University of Michigan in the 1940s and the president of steelmaker American Rolling Mill Co. (Armco) from 1974 to 1986. Adolph Kiefer and Harry Holiday are American male backstroke swimmers and world record setters in swimming.

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International Swimming Hall of Fame

The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around the world.

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Lieutenant (navy)

LieutenantThe pronunciation of lieutenant is generally split between,, generally in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and,, generally associated with the United States.

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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

The International Swimming Hall of Fame is a history museum and hall of fame, serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around the world.

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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)

This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.

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List of University of Texas at Austin alumni

This list of University of Texas at Austin alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Texas at Austin. Adolph Kiefer and list of University of Texas at Austin alumni are university of Texas at Austin alumni.

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Richard J. Daley

Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee from 1953, until his death.

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Swim Across America

Swim Across America Inc., (SAA) is a nonprofit dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention, and treatment.

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Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.

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Swimming at the Summer Olympics

Swimming has been a sport at every modern Summer Olympics.

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Tarzan, a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-four sequels by Burroughs and numerous more by other authors.

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Texas Longhorns swimming and diving

The Texas Longhorns swimming and diving program represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's swimming and diving competition.

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Theodore Roosevelt High School (Illinois)

Theodore Roosevelt High School (TRHS or RHS) is a public 4–year high school in the Albany Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, United States.

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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.

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Wadsworth, Illinois

Wadsworth is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics (Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (Spiele der XI.) and officially branded as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.

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See also

Swimmers from Chicago

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Kiefer

Also known as Adolph Keifer, Victory backstroke.