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Theodore Roosevelt High School, University of Texas at Austin
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♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
马 Horse
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English < Proto-Slavic (*Gostislavъ)
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Adolph Kiefer: American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, businessman, chief executive officer (1918–2017).
Born in Chicago (died at age 98).
Recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Studied at Theodore Roosevelt High School.
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International Swimming Hall of Fame
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Biography
Adolph Gustav Kiefer was an American competition swimmer who swam for the University of Texas, a 100-meter gold medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and a former world record-holder in numerous backstroke events. He was the first person in the world to break the one-minute mark in the 100-yard backstroke. Kiefer was also an inventor of new products related to aquatics competition and a founder of Adolph Kiefer and Associates, a swimming equipment company, in 1947.
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