Swimming World

1952 Olympic Bronze Medalist Evelyn Toque Kawamoto-Kono Passes Away

Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto-Kono, a two-time Olympic Bronze Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, passed away in Hawaii on January 22, at the age of 83. Born on September 17, 1933, Evelyn had been ...
The Daily Telegraph

From last in 200m breaststroke at 1952 Olympics to first Asian woman to swim Channel seven years later

From last in 200m breaststroke at 1952 Olympics to first Asian woman to swim Channel seven years later On this day in 1959, Arati Saha swam the Channel in 16hrs and 20mins and staggered up the beach ...
Swimming World

The Week That Was: Australian ABC to Not Air Olympics on Radio For First Time Since 1952

As the first stop of this season’s TYR Pro Swim Series wrapped up on Saturday night, Ledecky painted another of her superb portraits, covering her latest 800 freestyle in 8:14.95. That time, while 10 ...
The Daily Telegraph

From last in 200m breaststroke qualifying at 1952 Olympics to first Asian woman to swim the Channel nine years later

Arati Saha, the first Asian woman to swim the Channel, was only 11 years old when she represented India at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. Swimming the 200 metres, the only event in the breaststroke, ...