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Thelma Kalama
Personal information
Full name	Thelma H. Kalama
Nickname	"Keko"
National team	United States
Born	March 24, 1931; Honolulu, Hawaii
Died	May 17, 1999 (aged 68); Honolulu, Hawaii
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Hawaii Swim Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Thelma H. Kalama (March 24, 1931 – May 17, 1999), later known by her married name Thelma Aiu, was an American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Marie Corridon, Brenda Helser and Ann Curtis. The U.S. relay team set a new Olympic record of 4:29.2 in the event final.^[1]

Kalama was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 1998,^[2] and the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame as a posthumously member of its first class of honorees in 2002.^[3]

References edit

^ "1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming" Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
^ Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame, Thelma Kalama Aiu. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ Wes Nakama, "Hawai'i Hall of Fame to induct first class," Honolulu Advertiser (November 23, 2002). Retrieved October 3, 2012.