Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-08 | Page 6 | Neptune Offers Swim Obstacles

NEPTUNE OFFERS SWIM OBSTACLES LOS ANGELES Jan By S-By Tho The Associated 1 Father Press Neptune bold holds a n stern storn law aw of hid bid hidden den percentages over the till tn en entrants trants who will dip Into his hla domaIn here her January 15 In the Catalina Island channel swim So far tar his majesty has hasi success success- successfully successfully fully guarded the tho channel against all 11 challengers with Ith the th exception of one so 80 o far as s recent years year are lue at least After Aner a IL hardy endeavor against cold and ond turbulent turbulent lent waters a relay team of If 16 swain warn from Crom the Island to the th main main- mainland land last year Generally not as a rough as the English Ene channel this western waterway otters offers to swimmers nn- nn nu-merou nu other problems problem which combined combine constitute a n barrier of such n h proportions fiat somo ennia swim ming mine experts are ar skeptical that the crossing Is pOl possible Chilling waters continual winds tides tide and ore are the elements clement existing to make mako the tho channel l crossing dif dlf difficult r The o waters water of ot the channel range rang below 60 0 degrees decrees during luring the winter months month Temperature tests testa have havo revealed that midway In the tho course Is a a stretch stretch- of ot 10 or 01 12 s wide where the tho th waters eel sel seldom dom lorn Vary tary from 53 to 54 4 Then too oo Father Neptune can paint out as a another handicap to swimmers swimmer tho the lack ot of o a assisting currents such ucb u as are ar prevalent In Inthe Inthe Inthe the English With such uch a n Jall large e list of en trie en-trie tries however those who ho know the tho ropes In channel chinnel opine that one or more inert of the tha con con- con i t will make mak It It