Evelyn Kawamoto
Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||||
| Died | January 22, 2017 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hawaii Swim Club | ||||||||||||||
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Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto (September 17, 1933 – January 22, 2017), also known by her married name as Evelyn Konno, was an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist.
In 1949, Kawamoto broke the American record in the 300-meter individual medley (IM) and 200-meter breaststroke on the same day. A month later, she won both events at the US Nationals.[1] On the final day of the 1952 U.S. Women's Olympic Trials, she set the American record in the 400-meter freestyle.[1]
Kawamoto represented the United States at the
She later married U.S. Olympic swimming gold medalist Ford Konno, who also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] Kawamoto was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[6] She died in 2017 at the age of 83.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 1952 Olympic Bronze Medalist Evelyn Toque Kawamoto-Kono Passes Away. SwimmingWorld Magazine
- ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Evelyn Kawamoto. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 400 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ "Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame: Inductees by Class". Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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