Canadian swimmer George Young conquers Catalina Channel, Los Angeles, 1927

Title: Canadian swimmer George Young conquers Catalina Channel, Los Angeles, 1927
Date Created: January 17, 1927
Date: 1927-01-17
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: George Young, 17-year-old swimmer from Toronto, won the Wrigley Ocean Marathon swim from Catalina Island to Point Vicente, along the California coast. The 22 mile swim took him 15 hours and 44 minutes and earned him a $25,000 prize. Margaret C. Hauser of Long Beach and Martha Stager of Portland, Oregon also swam the marathon but did not finish.
A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Young Riding Tide of Fame,” Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan 1927: A1.
George Young stands among a crowd after his famous swim across the Catalina Channel.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Yong, Geo. (no contact print made
Handwritten on negative: Geo Young

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_2628
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dcf5v
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