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    Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer, lifeguard, and popularizer of the...
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  • Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship is named in honor of the "Father of Modern Surfing", Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku....
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    Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon is a small, man-made wading pool in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu near the...
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  • the song a national hit. McVay was a friend and manager to Duke Kahanamoku. The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship was developed by Kimo McVay...
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    Duke became the first non-Hawaiian woman to take up competitive surfing under the tutelage of surfing champion and Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku and...
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    Walter F. Dillingham. The project took about seven years, 1921–1928. Duke Kahanamoku became a well-known surfer in Waikīkī. Throughout his life and after...
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  • exist and merit addition if supported by reliable sources. By the time Duke Kahanamoku swam 22.6 in 1923, the level of certainty in the progression of this...
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  • surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational...
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    in the 100m and 150yd events. On July 9, 1922, Weissmuller broke Duke Kahanamoku's world record in the 100-meter freestyle, swimming it in 58.6 seconds...
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    amalgamation of Manly, Pittwater and Warringah Councils. In December 1914, Duke Kahanamoku, the world sprint swimming champion, was touring Australia. He selected...
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    proclaimed it "an organization for the haole". In response, Freeth and Duke Kahanamoku started the multiracial Hui Nalu Club (Club of Waves) at Waikīkī Beach...
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    and Olympic gold medalist Duke Kahanamoku and the elder brother of Sargent Kahanamoku. He was born to Duke Halapu Kahanamoku and Julia Paakonia Paoa in...
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    says the King began to surf in the 1960s on a board given him by Duke Kahanamoku. Hawaiians referred to this art as heʻe nalu which translates into...
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    contributing to the overall medal tally. Notable swimmers included Duke Kahanamoku, who won two gold medals in swimming events (100 meters freestyle and...
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    1912, Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian Olympic swimmer in the early 1900s, brought surfing to mainland United States and Australia. Because of this, Duke is considered...
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    Stadium Soccer stadium Waipi‘o Peninsula Soccer Stadium Aquatics center Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex Other venues Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex...
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    exhibitions in front of the Hotel Redondo. Another native Hawaiian, Duke Kahanamoku, spread surfing to both the U.S. and Australia, riding the waves after...
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  • 4, 1952) is an American professional surfer and winner of the 1982 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship. Bradshaw was born in Houston, Texas...
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  • (b. 1905) 1966 – Herbert Marshall, English actor (b. 1890) 1968 – Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1890) 1971 – Harry Frank...
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  • defending champion Duke Kahanamoku in the final. Kahanamoku was the first man to win three medals in the event. His brother Samuel Kahanamoku earned the bronze...
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  • Surf/paddle champion, innovator. 1965 World Champion. Winner, 1968 Duke Kahanamoku Contest. Laura Enever (1991– ) (Aus) 2009 ASP Women's World Junior...
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  • Football League player Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1968), Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke McKenzie (born 1963), British retired boxer Duke Pearson (1932-1980)...
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    at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, training Olympic swimmers such as Duke Kahanamoku, Ludy Langer, and Ray Kegeris. Freeth moved to San Diego in 1916 and...
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    American surfer, paddleboarder, swimmer, and stunt-woman. Inspired by Duke Kahanamoku, she began swimming at a young age which led to her subsequent accomplishments...
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  • 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2012. "Duke Kahanamoku Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Duke Kahanamoku". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved...
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  • McCarthy as Tammy Lisa Banes as Barbara Hutton Brian Stokes Mitchell as Duke Kahanamoku Brian Dennehy as Louis Bromfield Liam Cunningham as Alec Cunningham-Reid...
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  • Kahuna may refer to: Brian Ching (b. 1978), American soccer player Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1968), Hawaiian swimmer, actor and businessman Jon Miller (b...
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    tube riding in Hawaii during the early 1960-1970s. A member of the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, he appeared in several surf movies and remained a fixture...
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  • Charlie Hough, MLB pitcher Mike Huff, MLB pitcher Nia Jax, WWE wrestler Duke Kahanamoku, Olympic gold medalist, surfer, actor Olin Kreutz, NFL player Ashley...
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    P. Judd, missionary and advisor Ka–Kg Kaʻahumanu, Hawaiian queen Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, three-time Olympic gold medalist (swimming), surfer, born and died...
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