George Helela Onekea Jr. (born March 25, 1939) is an American former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who represented the United States as a 17-year-old at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne, Australia. Onekea competed in the preliminary heats of the men's 400-meter freestyle and men's 1,500-meter freestyle, recording times of 4:41.6 and 19:13.6 in those events, respectively, but not placing.

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1939 births Living people American male freestyle swimmers Ohio State Buckeyes men's swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers from Honolulu Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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