Tag: Duke Kahanamoku
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Overcoming the Distinct Challenge of Indoor Swimming | Waterman | American Masters | PBS
After smashing the Amateur Athletic Union’s world record in 1911, Duke Kahanamoku was brought from Hawaii to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to prove his talents in another race. But Duke found his mind and body shocked by his first time swimming in an indoor pool. Though he lost this race, he would go on to win many…
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Waterman – Official Trailer (2022) Jason Mamoa, Kelly Slater | Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Documentary
Watch the trailer for Waterman, the upcoming documentary about five-time Olympic medalist and native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku. It explores his journey and legacy as a legendary swimmer, trailblazer, and father of modern-day surfing. The documentary is narrated by Jason Mamoa and features interviews with Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore, Jack Johnson, Duane DeSoto, and Laird…
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Swimming with Tarzan – Duke Kahanamoku vs. Johnny Weissmuller | On the Line
Duke Kahanamoku vs. Johnny Weissmuller: a rivalry that started in the pool in Paris 1924 and transcended to the silver screen.
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Google doodle pays tribute to Duke Kahanamoku
See google.com/doodles The story of Duke Kahanamoku–the Hawaiian who, in 1912, first drew the world’s collective gaze upon the art of surfing–reads like mythology. Born in Honolulu in 1890, he is credited in over a dozen feature films, surfed the world’s most imposing swells before Californians knew what surfing was, won five Olympic medals in…
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Duke of Hawaii: A Swimmer and Surfer Who Straddled Two Cultures
Duke Kahanamoku, who won a total of five swimming medals in Olympics from 1912 to 1924, probably did more than anyone else to bring the sport of surfing from his native Hawaiian islands to the United States mainland. Almost in reverse, he also played a substantial part in the Americanization of old Hawaii. Born in…
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Origins of the Australian Crawl
“From the BBC programme Faster, Higher, Stronger: Stories of the Olympic Games, a look at some early exponents of the modern freestyle swimming stroke.” http://youtu.be/FiR62H9B4E4
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Johnny Weissmuller and Duke Kahanamoku
Joel McKenna at the17thman found this gem, Johnny Weissmuller appearing at what seems to be a clip from the 1957 episode of “This is Your Life” honoring Duke Kahanamoku, also featuring Sam and (I think) David Kahanamoku.