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. In 1933 Osipowich graduated from Pembroke College (Brown University) in Providence, Rhode Island, where she played field hockey and continued swimming as a hobby. She later worked as a buyer for a department store and married basketball player Harrison Van Aken. The Brown Athletic Hall of Fame includes Albina Osipowich Van Aken ’33, inducted in 1984. See also 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 References External links Albina Osipowich (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame 1911 births 1964 deaths American female freestyle swimmers American people of Lithuanian descent World record setters in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Pembroke College in Brown University alumni Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century American women 20th-century American people