Charles Toth

Charles Toth of Boston was an American swimmer who swam the English Channel.

Swim

He completed the swim on September 9, 1923, in 16 hours and 40 minutes, missing by two days the expiration of a 1,000 Pound prize offered by the Daily Sketch for anyone who completed the swim, a prize that both Henry Sullivan and Enrique Tirabocchi received from a representative of the Daily Sketch waiting on the shore with a check in hand.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Toth Swims Channel; Misses 1,000 Prize. Boston's Man's Feat Just Two Days Too Late For Reward". New York Times. September 10, 1923. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B11FE3E5416738DDDA90994D1405B838EF1D3. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 

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