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.
