Keena Ruth Rothhammer (born February 26, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.
^ abcTaylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN9781903900871.
^"Shane Gould Sets Medley Mark". The New York Times. 6 April 1973.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
keena, rothhammer, keena, ruth, rothhammer, born, february, 1957, american, former, competition, swimmer, olympic, champion, former, world, record, holder, events, personal, informationfull, namekeena, ruth, rothhammernational, teamunited, statesborn, 1957, fe. Keena Ruth Rothhammer born February 26 1957 is an American former competition swimmer Olympic champion and former world record holder in two events Keena RothhammerPersonal informationFull nameKeena Ruth RothhammerNational teamUnited StatesBorn 1957 02 26 February 26 1957 age 65 Little Rock ArkansasHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight146 lb 66 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleClubSanta Clara Swim ClubMedal record Representing the United StatesOlympic Games1972 Munich 800 m freestyle1972 Munich 200 m freestyleWorld Championships LC 1973 Belgrade 200 m freestyle1973 Belgrade 400 m freestyleRothhammer right at 1972 Olympics Rothhammer was born in Little Rock Arkansas and is Jewish 1 Contents 1 Swimming career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksSwimming career EditAs a teenager she grew up in Santa Clara California 2 and trained with the Santa Clara Swim Club in Santa Clara under the coach George Haines who was noted for leading U S Olympic swimmers during the 1960s and 1970s As a 15 year old Rothhammer represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Germany She won the gold medal in the women s 800 meter freestyle and set a new world record in the event twice on successive days 1 She also won the bronze medal in the women s 200 meter freestyle at the 1972 Olympics At the 1973 World Aquatics Championships she won the 200 meter freestyle and finished second in the 400 meter freestyle 3 The same year she was named North American Athlete of the Year 1 She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in 1991 4 See also Edit Biography portal Olympics portalList of Olympic medalists in swimming women List of select Jewish swimmers List of University of Southern California people List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming women World record progression 400 metres freestyle World record progression 800 metres freestyleReferences Edit a b c Taylor Paul 2004 Jews and the Olympic Games The Clash Between Sport and Politics with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists Sussex Academic Press ISBN 9781903900871 Shane Gould Sets Medley Mark The New York Times 6 April 1973 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Keena Rothhammer Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Keena Rothhammer USA ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on February 11 2015 Retrieved October 19 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keena Rothhammer Keena Rothhammer Jews in Sports profileRecordsPreceded byShane Gould Women s 400 meter freestyleworld record holder long course August 22 1973 June 28 1974 Succeeded byHeather GreenwoodPreceded byJo Harshbarger Women s 800 meter freestyleworld record holder long course September 3 1972 September 9 1973 Succeeded byNovella Calligaris Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keena Rothhammer amp oldid 1097519745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
