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Albina Osipowich

American swimmer

Albina Osipowich

Osipowich in 1928
Personal information
Full name	Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich
National team	United States
Born	(1911-02-26)February 26, 1911 Worcester, Massachusetts
Died	June 6, 1964(1964-06-06) (aged 53)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Boys' Club Auxiliary
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam 100 m freestyle 1928 Amsterdam 4×100 m freestyle relay

Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich (February 26, 1911 – June 6, 1964), later known by her married name Albina Van Aken, was an American competition swimmer who won gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, setting world records in both events.^[1]

In 1933 Osipowich graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in Providence, Rhode Island, where she played field hockey and continued swimming as a hobby.^[2] She later worked as a buyer for a department store and married basketball player Harrison Van Aken.^[1] The Brown Athletic Hall of Fame includes Albina Osipowich Van Aken ’33, inducted in 1984.^[3]

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Brown University people
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 100 metres freestyle
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albina Osipowich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
• Albina Osipowich (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

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