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" I have never
seen snow
and do not know
what winter means. "
Duke Kahanamoku
(Kah - hahnah - moe - koo)
[ In 1917, Duke rode a monster wave
1-1/8 miles at Waikiki on a wooden
surfboard without a skeg or leash–
one of Surfing's longest rides. ]
" The snow goose
need not bathe
to make itself white.
Neither need you
do anything
but be yourself. "
Lao Tzu
Fly Birdie Fly! Way Up in the Sky!
" Where liberty is,
there is my country. "
Benjamin Franklin
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Linking to
Thank You
for Surfing By!
Fondly, cloudia
Some AMAZING Facts About
D U K E K A H A N A M O K U:
1911 Broke 3 freestyle world records in Hawaii’s first ever AAU swim meet, and Duke’s first races, in Honolulu Harbor
1912 Stockholm Olympics –swimming for the USA, he won Hawaii’s first Olympic gold medal for 100-meter freestyle, and a silver medal for the 4×200-meter freestyle relay
1912 Popularized surfing on the USA Atlantic Coast
1914-1915 Won the Australian National Swimming Championship and popularized surfing in Australia
1915 Re-introduced surfing to New Zealand
1913-1929 Helped popularize swimming and surfing in California
1918 Swam in exhibitions in about 30 US and Canadian cities to boost morale and raise money for Liberty Bonds for the US military in World War 1. Boosted swimming’s popularity and reinforced Hawai’i’s supremacy in water sports
1912-1922 Won countless races, set an unaccountable number of records amassing a trove of medals and trophies as the reigning world champion
1920 Recommended surfing as an Olympic event
1920 At Antwerp Olympics won two gold medals in 100-meter freestyle and 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He was 8 years older but his new world record was faster than his 1912 victory
1924 Paris Olympics; silver medal in 100-meter freestyle race won by “Tarzan” Johnny Weissmuller. Brother Sam won the bronze
1922-1929 Helped make Southern California a water sports mecca while living in Los Angeles and as a member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Worked for movie studios, playing minor roles in about 30 silent movies.
1925 Heroic surfboard rescue of 8 drowning fishermen at Corona del Mar, California
And Much MUCH More!
http://www.dukekahanamoku.com/
20 comments:
Aloha, Cloudia! I love the birds and images. Wonderful choices of quotes..wonderful facts about Duke, he sounds amazing..Have a happy day!
Gosh that's quite a history Cloudia.. Imagine surfing those monster waves on a wooden surfboard!
Duke Kahanamoku led an interesting life, with many athletic achievements. He is definitely an authentic hero. Thank you for telling his story, Cloudia. Have a smooth, happy day!
Sounds like an amazing fellow. I don't believe I've heard of him.
beautiful dove or pigeon!
Love the way you combined a surfing duke and Wild Bird Wednesday, although I think the Duke was more aquatic than aerial! Really interesting post!
Glad you folks accepted, er enjoyed today's mash-up! :-)
Thanks, my Friends <3
What a guy!
P.S. Cloudia, I've used that 'reopen closed tab' option dozens of times since you mentioned it. I use lots of tabs, and often accidentally hit the 'X'...
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Sounds like Duke led quite a life!
I love your little clues to play with. What an interesting man, thanks for sharing all this new info for me. Your photos always delight this grey world of mine. Silly sky around here anyway.
Love the Dove image
I like the fisrt quote, so maohi !
Duke was quite a guy!
Pretty dove in the third photo.Is it some kind of dove?
Nice pictures to look at in snowy Michigan. Love the Benjamin Franklin quote too.
It has finally let me play. Hugs.
Agree with Lao Tzu
The Duke was amazing!
I love the quote about the snow goose too.
the needing nothing to make yourself white....i like that one...there is a deep truth in it....
aloha from va
The Duke was a handsome man. A few years ago, I finally visited the Santa Cruz Museum and learned a bit about how he introduced surfing in the Santa Cruz area.
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