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Nils Adolph Isabello Christiansen (July 8, 1913 – July 15, 1988) was a Filipino-American
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 ...
. He competed in two events at the
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
. He was born in the Philippines, where his father served with the U.S. Coast Guard. His father died when Nils was two years old with her mother remarrying an American missionary from
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* 1913 births 1988 deaths Filipino male swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Philippines Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Batangas Filipino people of American descent Filipino emigrants to the United States Colorado School of Mines alumni 20th-century Filipino sportsmen {{Philippines-swimming-bio-stub