Pua Kealoha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1902
Place of Birth: Waialua, Hawaii, United States
Date of Death: 29-Aug-1989
Profession: swimmer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Pua Kealoha
- Pua Kele Kealoha (November 14, 1902 – August 29, 1989) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
- He was not related to Olympic swimming champion Warren Kealoha. Kealoha represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium as a 17-year-old.
- He won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S.
- team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay with teammates Perry McGillivray, Norman Ross and Duke Kahanamoku.
- The U.S.
- relay team set a new world record of 10:04.4 in the event final.
- Individually, Kealoha also received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 100-meter freestyle and finished with a time of 1:02.6.According to a member of the Kahanamoku family who knew him, Kealoha was the only person to swim unassisted from Molokai to Oahu.
- He had previously tried to swim from Oahu to Molokai but failed due to the headwind, current, and waves.
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