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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 42,457 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Chris von Saltza is the 65th most popular swimmer (up from 71st in 2019), the 8,743rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,050th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 42k

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  • 43.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Chris von Saltza ranks 65 out of 392. Before her are Oscar Grégoire, Pontus Hanson, George Kojac, Ragnhild Hveger, Imre Zachár, and Murray Rose. After her are Ford Konno, Ilona Novák, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Valéria Gyenge, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, and Michael Gross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chris von Saltza ranks 522. Before her are Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, Miklós Páncsics, Simon Blackburn, Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, Russi Taylor, and Emanuel Steward. After her are Annie Famose, John Sebastian, Chris Hillman, Per Ivar Moe, Bobby Heenan, and Gilles Berolatti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris von Saltza ranks 8,743 out of 18,182. Before her are Norman Kerry (1894), James Cotton (1935), Herbert Boyer (1936), Neal Schon (1954), Denton Cooley (1920), and Debby Ryan (1993). After her are George J. Mitchell (1933), Chloe Webb (1956), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), Charles Marion Russell (1864), Ellen Greene (1951), and John Sebastian (1944).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Chris von Saltza ranks 19. Before her are Jimmy McLane (1930), Matt Biondi (1965), Irene Guest (1900), Bill Smith (1924), Aileen Riggin (1906), and George Kojac (1910). After her are Ford Konno (1933), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Ethel Lackie (1907), Norman Ross (1895), and Lynn Burke (1943).

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