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Sam kahanamoku biography
Samuel Kahanamoku
American swimmer
Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku (November 4, 1902 – April 26, 1966) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he won a bronze medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle event.
He was the younger brother of surfer and Olympic gold medalist Duke Kahanamoku and the elder brother of Sargent Kahanamoku.
Biography
He was born to Duke Halapu Kahanamoku and Julia Paakonia Paoa in 1902. He was described by his brother Louis to be a "musical savant".
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Like his elder brother Duke, who was 12 years older than Sam, he was a talented swimmer and surfer. He was also one of the top sprinters in Hawaii. Sam and Duke competed together at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the men's 100-meter freestyle event.
Duke came in second at 1:01.4 while Sam came in third at 1:01.8.[4] Sam's daughter Jo-Anne Kahanamoku-Sterling suggested in 2010 that Sam slowed down for his elder brother to overtake him,