The Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex serves as the home for the University of Hawaii's swimming and diving teams. The facility, located on the university's lower campus, includes a 50-meter training pool and a separate 25-yard competition and diving pool. The competition pool is one of the fastest in the country with eight-foot and six-foot wide lanes and a depth of 15 feet.

The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation (ODKF) is a public foundation created on February 18, 1986 in honor of Hawaii's greatest athlete -- three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, whose Olympic career spanned 20 years.

The International Surfing Museum located in Huntington Beach, California is home to a collection of some of the most significant artifacts in the history of surfing. With surf music and videos playing in the background, you'll be in the mood to view the many fine exhibits.

This bust of the Duke used to stand near the old Huntington Beach Pier. The plaque under the bust reads (in part): "Duke Kahanamoku--Olympic swimmer, public servant, good will ambassador of the State of Hawaii...In the early 20s, the Duke surfed under this very pier; some fifty years later, he returned to this community to promote the United States surfboard championships...."

 The Duke Kahanamoku statue is Internet Island's Hawaiian Explorer Site of the week. This large bronze statue is located in front of Kuhio Beach, and can usually be found draped with leis. Duke Kahanamoku was one of the first big wave riders in the world and was also a gold medal olympic swimmer. With these accomplishments, Duke became known as a "Hawaiian Legend". In 1966, Duke was the first person to be inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame. A yearly surfing contest, the Duke Kahanamoku International Surfing Championship Meet, is held in memory of this surfing legend.

 Swimming, 1912, '20, '24 (1932 water polo alternate), (3 golds, 2 silvers) Kahanamoku's Olympic career was marked by longevity, as he competed in events spread out over 20 years. He won one gold (100-meter freestyle)and one silver (4x200-meter free relay) in 1912, two golds (100-meter freestyle, 4x200-meter free relay) in 1920 and a silver (100-meter free) in 1924. He was also an alternate on the bronze medal-winning U.S. water polo team at the 1932 Games. Had the 1916 Games not been cancelled due to World War I, it is certainly possible that Kahanamoku's medal total would have ranked with the all-time leaders.
 
 

Duke Kahanamoku receiving a gold medal from King Albert of Belgium at the 1920 Olympics in. . .

Kahanmoku Beyond's Curatorial statement Walking along the headland at Harbord Point, at the Northern end of Freshwater Beach, you'll come across a sandstone and mosaic walkway. Dotted along this walkway are a number of circular plaques emblazoned with the names of numerous surfing legends. At the end of this walkway lies a small clearing where a larger mosaic is set into the rock. This mosaic depicts the continents of the Earth and upon each of the continents smaller, bronze plaques describe the achievements of one surfer. Looking up you'll see a larger than life bronze statue, looming above you on a wave of solid rock. Brass letters on the mosaic's circumference spell out the name "Duke Paoa Kahanamoku".

In 1914 the young Hawaiian (Olympic swimmer, world record holder and future movie star), Duke Kahanamoku came to Australia. He brought with him a surfboard that he'd carved from a single log.

It was Australia's first introduction to surfing.