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Pua Kele Kealoha (November 14, 1902 – August 29, 1989) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He was not related to Olympic swimming champion Warren Kealoha.〔Sports-Reference, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Warren Kealoha ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 Kealoha represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium as a 17-year-old.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Pua Kele Kealoha ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 He won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with teammates Perry McGillivray, Norman Ross and Duke Kahanamoku.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, ( United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 10:04.4 in the event final.〔 Individually, Kealoha also received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 100-meter freestyle and finished with a time of 1:02.6.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, ( Men's 100 metres Freestyle Final ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 According to a member of the Kahanamoku family who knew him, Kealoha was the only person to swim unassisted from Molokai to Oahu. He had previously tried to swim from Oahu to Molokai but failed due to the headwind, current, and waves. ==See also== * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pua Kealoha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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