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Chris von Saltza

1944 - Today

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Susan Christina von Saltza (born January 13, 1944), also known by her married name Christina Olmstead, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in four events. As an age group swimmer, von Saltza swam for coach George Haines' Santa Clara Swim Club and led the club to multiple team championships at the nationals, in addition to winning nineteen individual Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles. She was featured on the July 21, 1958 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine as the "No. 1 U.S. Swimmer at the Age of 14." At the age of 16, she set the world record in the 400-meter freestyle at the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris von Saltza has received more than 47,765 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Chris von Saltza is the 70th most popular swimmer (down from 65th in 2019), the 7,921st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,725th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 53.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Chris von Saltza ranks 70 out of 709. Before her are Martha Norelius, Lynn Burke, Cathy Ferguson, Ragnhild Hveger, Bill Smith, and Pontus Hanson. After her are Norman Ross, Helene Madison, Tini Wagner, Imre Zachár, Margaret Woodbridge, and Maria Vierdag.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chris von Saltza ranks 545. Before her are Abuzed Omar Dorda, Erhard Keller, Dick Durbin, Rodolfo Fischer, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Michael Franks. After her are Férid Boughedir, Sherry Lansing, Peter Jason, El Anatsui, Nelson Acosta, and Bobby Heenan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris von Saltza ranks 7,921 out of 20,380. Before her are Carlos Bernard (1962), David Diamond (1915), Barry Van Dyke (1951), Michael Murphy (1938), William Barton Rogers (1804), and Tory Lane (1982). After her are Paula Prentiss (1938), Alexis Arquette (1969), Deontay Wilder (1985), Kenny Barron (1943), Billy Campbell (1959), and Colleen Atwood (1948).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Chris von Saltza ranks 26. Before her are Carolyn Schuler (1943), Katie Ledecky (1997), Ford Konno (1933), Lynn Burke (1943), Cathy Ferguson (1948), and Bill Smith (1924). After her are Norman Ross (1895), Helene Madison (1913), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Matt Biondi (1965), Melissa Belote (1956), and Don McKenzie (1947).

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