Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. On October 14, 1928, former navy aquatic champion Jimmy Cherry set the endurance record for swimming by remaining in the Bimini Baths outdoor pool for sixty-five hours and two minutes. He was the first man in aquatic history to set a world’s endurance record. This photograph is likely related to the article, “Cherry Breaks Aquatic Mark for Endurance,” Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct 1928: 11, 13. Cherry stands at the edge of a pool, in a swim cap, goggle, and swim trunks. A man beside him holds a gun pointed in the air. Text from negative sleeve: Cherry, Jimmy, Swimmer
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Image
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_1646 ark:/21198/zz002dc4wc
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No linguistic content
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Swimmers--California--Los Angeles Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles Cherry, Jimmy
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