Charles Durborow

Charles Durborow was a record setting distance swimmer from Philadelphia.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ "Durborow Willing to Compete Against Sam Richards.". New York Times. January 25, 1914. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9502E4DE1E39E633A25756C2A9679C946596D6CF. Retrieved 2009-12-13. "Charles Durborow, the Philadelphia swimmer, who has to his credit the greatest feat of endurance in the water ever performed in America-48 miles across Delaware Bay in 14 hours and 15 minutes -- is willing to accept the statement of Samuel Richards of Boston that he is an amateur and wants to meet him in order to settle the question of national supremacy in distance swimming." 
2. ^ "Flood Tide Forces Him to Give Up About 1 1/4 Miles from Sandy Hook.". New York Times. July 24, 1911. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F0CE5DD1131E233A25757C2A9619C946096D6CF. Retrieved 2009-12-13. "Charles Durborow of Philadelphia, holder of several swimming records over difficult courses, yesterday undertook to swim from the Battery to Sandy Hook, a performance which had been attempted a few times previous to yesterday, but never accomplished. Durborow's effort also resulted in failure, but not until he had decidedly bettered all previous attempts and had incidentally contributed the greatest swimming performance yet recorded in Eastern waters."