Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I āhei a Kahanamoku ki te kapa kaukau o te Opepika o Amerika i te tau 1912. I te 1912 Summer Olympics i Stockholm, i riro i a ia te mētara koura i te 100 mita freestyle
, me te mētara hiriwa me te kapa tuarua o te US i roto i te 4 × 200-mita freestyle relay a nga taane.