Capt. Jack Recalls Marathon Swim Days
- Publication
- Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 26 Aug 1982
Description
- Media Type
- Newspaper
- Description
- Jack Gurney ; Welcome ship ; northwestern Ontario's unknown marathon swimmer ; swan from Welcome Islands to Mckellar River Bridge ; three hour and five minute swim ; covered with lanolin ; water so cold lanolin began to coagulate ; interest began in 1949, annual Kinsmen Swim at Boulevard Lake ; R.S. Piper and Sons Trophy ; Domino Swim Club competition ; several names appear on trophies, Lloyd Kirk, 1949 ; D. Bridges ; Rev. Casimir Plakut swam from Welcomes to Sandy Beach at Chippewa Park in 5 hours and 27 minutes ; photo
- Notes
- Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - Gurney, Jack (Captain)
Full text available on microfilm - Date of Publication
- 26 Aug 1982
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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