Adolph Kiefer

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Adolph Kiefer

• One Mans Role in American
• History

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Adolphs Stats

• Adolph Kiefer was born on June 18th 1918 in
  Chicago Illinois
  
• Took to swimming as a young boy and won many
  races
  
• Trained with the University of Michigan Coach
• Got a spot on the 1936 Olympic Swim Team

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Nazi Olympics

• 1936 in Berlin
• Kiefer was swimming 100 meter Back stroke
• Hitler and Kiefers relationship
• Kiefer and Jesse Owens Pals
• 1st man to break 1minute in the 100 meter
  backstroke

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Kiefer at the Berlin Pool during the 1936
Olympics
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Kiefers Role in the War

• Joining the Navy after the Olympics
• Taught Survival Techniques to the sailors
• Saved Thousands of American lives through the
  Victory Backstroke.
  
• Helped the Navy invent the cork life jacket to
  save lives.
  
• Invented the Nylon swimsuit

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Who else but the U.S. Navy should Kiefer have
taught to swim?
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Kiefer and Civil Rights

• The Civil Rights movement around the country
• Due to the money issue, many minorities could
  not afford swim lessons or a place to cool off in
  the Chicago heat
  
• Kiefer along with the First Mayor Daley joined
  forces to create a place for the kids to swim

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Kiefer Testing the Waters at one of the
community pools in the 1960s.
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Kiefer Today

• In 1996, Kiefer was able to be a Keynote speaker
  at the Olympics at Atlanta Georgia
  
• Today at 85 Kiefer still works at his company,
  Kiefer Associates and enjoys a daily swim in
  his indoor pool.