About Adolph Kiefer
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. According to family and newspaper sources, around 16 Kiefer worked as a lifeguard during the summer at the Baby Ruth Pool during the 1933 Chicago's World's Fair where he first met Tex Robertson. The 1939 swim team featured Kiefer, 1936 Olympic silver medalist and freestyle distance world record holder Ralph Flanagan, All-America backstroker Bob Tarleton, and team Captain freestyler Hondo Crouch. On August 14, Kiefer won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke. Adolph Gustav Kiefer (June 27, 1918 – May 5, 2017) 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.
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