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George Young
Scottish-Canadian swimmer

George Young

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Scottish-Canadian swimmer
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Place of death
Niagara Falls, Canada
Age
63 years
Awards
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
 
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Biography

George Young (3 March 1909 – 6 August 1972) was a Canadian marathon swimmer who on 15–16 January 1927 became the first swimmer to cross the channel between Catalina Island and the mainland of California.This took place during a contest called the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, sponsored by chewing gum and sports magnate William Wrigley, Jr.Young was the only person to complete the 35-kilometer (22 mi) swim, which took him 15 hours and 44 minutes. 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 and into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2014.

Young retired from competitive swimming around 1931. He worked on the Pennsylvania Railroad until the death of his second wife in 1953, and then at the Parks Commission in Niagara Falls until his death in 1972.

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