THELMA KALAMA AIU

(1931-1999)
Olympic swimming champion.

Thelma Kalama Aiu shattered national swimming records at Kaimuki High School when she was 17 years old. She won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games, winning in the 4 X 100-meter free-style team relay.

The U.S.S.R. began a blockade of Berlin’s allied sectors on April 1, 1948.


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