George Young after he swam 22 miles across the Catalina Channel to Point Vicente, Los Angeles, 1927

Title: George Young after he swam 22 miles across the Catalina Channel to Point Vicente, Los Angeles, 1927
Date Created: January 16, 1927
Date: 1927-01-16
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “George young Conquers Channel in Prize Race; Two Girls Get Awards,” Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan 1927: 1.
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.
George Young is laying on a stretcher covered in blankets. His trainer Henry O’Byrne, left, has his hand on Young’s shoulder.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Yong, Geo. (no contact print made
Handwritten on negative: Geo. Young, winner in charter, and H. O’Byrne trainer on left.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_2629
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dcf6c
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