Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-19 | Page 8 | First Picture of Channel Swim Winner

I First Picture of Channel Swim Winner i wr mye-wr I i r I a I k j ea y t l o or ii ItA i ViF In r 1 r George Young old year swimming who came out ont of oC Canada to conquer the Catalina channel Is pIctured above e on the stretcher which a waited awaited him as ho he reached the San Pedro CaliC breakwater While all his competitors including foremost American aquatic stars were succumbing to the the rigors of oC the 21 miles ot of Icy eater ater b between tween Catalina Island and San Pedro the youthful Canadian valiantly fought his way through lie He Won a prize 0 oC f offered by William Wrigley This NEA Service photo Is the first picture of Youngs Young's victory In throe three respects It was the picture taken of him after he left the water It was the first picture of the finish transmitted transmitted eastward from Los Angeles over o the telephoto wires and It Is the nut first printed In any Utah newspaper