Keena Rothhammer

Keena Rothhammer deserves far more recognition than she gets today. An Olympic champion who held world records in two events, she belongs to that pioneering generation of American swimmers who redefined what was possible in the pool. Her induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame is the kind of honor that outlasts any record, because records fall but legacy endures. I'm always drawn to athletes who quietly dominate their discipline through relentless, unglamorous training. Rothhammer represents an era of grit and ambition, and I think her story deserves to be retold for a new audience that never saw her swim.

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Name (English)

Keena Rothhammer

Name (Japanese)

キーナ・ロスハマー

Reading

きーな・ろすはまー

Born

February 26, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

swimmer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

University

University of Southern California

Awards & achievements

• International Swimming Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keena%20Rothhammer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267099

Tags

• Arkansas
• swimmer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.