Otto Wahle was born 5 November 1879 in Vienna, Wien, Austria, became a US citizen in 106, and died 11 August 1963 at 83 years in Forest Hills, New York, United States. He was a Jewish Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century, he took part in two Summer Olympic Games and won a total of three medals. He died in 1963 in Forest Hills, Queens, and was inducted in to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968.