Adolph Kiefer who had won a gold medal in the 100 backstrokes at the 1936 Berlin Olympics had earned 28 national titles during 1935-45.
Adolph presently runs Kiefer and Associates, a Chicago-area company that provides swimmers with training equipment.
After retiring from swimming, Kiefer taught the sport in the US Navy to stem the high number of drowning during World War II.
He still swims daily in his home pool, which gives him new ideas and inventions to help aquatics, as he is positive on saving lives.
In 1948, he developed a nylon tank suit as an alternative to the wool and cotton suits used at the time. Today, the nylon suit, with some new technology, remains a standard.
Michael Phelps has nudged Kiefer into the spotlight on winning the 400-metre individual medley at the US summer championships recently giving him 28 national titles, tying him with Kiefer for sixth on the career list.
Two more titles would give Michael 30 titles and tie with Ann Curtis, who swam from 1943 to 48.
The leader in medal tally is Tracy Caulkins with 48 titles while Michael stands at fifth spot on the career list.
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