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

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.
Date:
January 17, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Canadian swimmer George Young conquers Catalina Channel, Los Angeles, 1927

Swimming mermaid Marion Himmelstein preparing to dive, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
This is a photograph of young swimmer Marion Himmelstein (later, Marion Ferguson), considered as one of the best girl swimmers to be trained in Southern California. During the time of this photograph, she belonged to the Club Casa Del Mar. In the picture, Marion is smiling into the camera, preparing to dive off a board into the pool below.
Date:
August 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Swimming mermaid Marion Himmelstein preparing to dive, Los Angeles, 1925

Portrait of Olympic diver Dorothy Poynton, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
Swimmer Dorothy Poynton smiles at the camera while sitting on a desk with her hands on her lap. Dorothy Poynton-Hill was an American diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she won the silver medal in the 3 meter springboard competition. Four years later she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform event. In 1936 she won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform competition as well as the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard event.
Date:
[circa June 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Portrait of Olympic diver Dorothy Poynton, Los Angeles, circa 1928

William Wrigley Jr. and George Young, the winner of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, Los Angeles, 1927

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.
Date:
January 17, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
William Wrigley Jr. and George Young, the winner of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, Los Angeles, 1927

Portrait of Olympic diver Dorothy Poynton, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
Swimmer Dorothy Poynton smiles at the camera while sitting on a desk with her hands on her lap. Dorothy Poynton-Hill was an American diver who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 she won the silver medal in the 3 meter springboard competition. Four years later she won the gold medal in the 10 meter platform event. In 1936 she won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform competition as well as the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard event.
Date:
[circa June 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Portrait of Olympic diver Dorothy Poynton, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Gertrude Ederle, Aileen Riggin, and Helen Wainwright, Los Angeles, circa 1926(?)

Description:
A group portrait photograph of Gertrude Ederle (center), Aileen Riggin (left), and Helen Wainwright (right), champion Olympic swimmers. The photograph may have been taken inside a hotel room or a dressing room in the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Possibly related to the article, "TRUDY OUT OF BIG SWIM: Miss Ederle Will Not Be Able to Make Attempt for Catalina Channel Prize," Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 1926: B2.
Date:
[December 1926(?)]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gertrude Ederle, Aileen Riggin, and Helen Wainwright, Los Angeles, circa 1926(?)

Gertrude Ederle and her mother arriving at a train station, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Gertrude Ederle, American competition swimmer and Olympic champion, and her mother (Gertrude Anna Ederle) arrive at a train station in Los Angeles. A train conductor (unidentified) stands to the side. Reported in "EDERLE GIRL APPEARS IN FIRST SCENE: Cinema Career Started at Long Beach Soon After Her Arrival on Train," Los Angeles Times, 02 July 1927: A8.
Date:
July 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gertrude Ederle and her mother arriving at a train station, Los Angeles, 1927