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The Hawaiian records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Hawaii, which are maintained by Hawaiian Swimming.Hawaii is no official Fina member, but Hawaiian Swimming is the Local Swim Committee of USA Swimming that governs the sport of swimming in the geographical area of the state of Hawaii.
Soichi Sakamoto (Japanese: 坂本 正一, [1] January 23, 1906 – August 2, 1997) was a Hall-of-Fame American swimming coach for the Hawaii Swim Club from 1946 through 1981, [2] the University of Hawaii from 1946 through 1961 and the U.S. Olympic team in 1952 and 1956. He pioneered the use of interval and resistance training for competitive ...
Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto (Japanese: 川本 トクエ, [1] September 17, 1933 – January 22, 2017), also known by her married name as Evelyn Konno, was an American competition swimmer, and American record holder, who won bronze medals in the 400-meter individual freestyle and the 4x100-meter freestyle relay events at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
John Flanagan (born July 17, 1975, in Honolulu) is a male freestyle swimmer from the United States who specialized in middle distance and Open water distance events. He swam for Honolulu's exceptional Punhou School Swim Team where he was a three-time state champion in the 200 and 500-meter freestyle.
Nakama was born in Puʻunene, Hawaii, a town on the island of Maui known for its nearby Sugar Cane plantations. [2]Puunene School. He attended Maui High School, and was a high achieving member of the strict and competitive "Three-year Swim Club" managed by Hall of Fame swim Coach Soichi Sakamoto at the Puʻunene School. [3]
A 1951 graduate, he began competitive swimming as a Sophomore at Hilo High around 1948 under Coach Charles Kiyoishi "Sparky" Kawamoto at the Hilo Aquatic Club. He won his first Hawaiian 100-meter AAU backstroke championship swimming for the Hilo Club in 1950, and repeated in 1951. [ 6 ]