"Indeed it was, as they would soon see." Kahanamoku’s secret was a "a new style of swimming," the museum writes, "with a flutter kick and powerful strokes." The Honolulu boy earned a spot on the ...

In the 1912 Olympics, held in Stockholm, Sweden, the 6'1" 190-pound Duke used the already-famous "Kahanamoku Kick" to set another world record on his way to a gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle ...

Long before Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Caeleb Dressel, there was Duke Kahanamoku. In the early part of the 20th century, there might not have been a more dynamic and fascinating American ...

The director of the Duke Kahanamoku Foundation will fly in from ... over to the Grammy-nominated Polynesian band The Jets to ...

After narrating the PBS documentary Waterman about Duke Kahanamoku, Jason Momoa is producing a biopic about the 5-time Olympic medalist swimmer who is widely seen as the driving force behind ...

“Aquaman” star Jason Momoa and producer Peter Safran have reteamed to develop a feature biopic about Duke Kahanamoku, the legendary Hawaiian Olympic swimmer who is widely credited with ...