- George Young (swimmer)
George Young (1910 –
6 August 1972 ) was a Canadianmarathon swimmer who on 15 –16 January ,1927 became the first swimmer to swim the channel between Catalina Island and the mainland ofCalifornia . This took place during a contest called theWrigley Ocean Marathon , sponsored bychewing gum andsports magnateWilliam Wrigley Jr. Young was the only person to complete the swim, taking 15 hours and 44 minutes to complete the 35kilometer (22mile ) course.This feat earned him a prize of $25,000 and the nickname "The Catalina Kid". He was inducted into
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955.References
* [http://www.cshof.ca/pages/inductee.php?id=428 Biography at Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]
* [http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/54-57.htm A Biography from Collections Canada]
* [http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/southerncalifornia/la-os-swimside18oct18,1,4795932.story?coll=la-travel-southerncalifornia A reminiscence of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon]Persondata
NAME=Young, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=The Catalina Kid
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH=1910
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DATE OF DEATH=6 August 1972
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