Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Handwritten on negative: Jimmy Cherry This photograph is likely related to the article, “Cherry Breaks Aquatic Mark for Endurance,” Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct 1928: 11, 13. 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. Fellow swimmers apply sunscreen on Jimmy Cherry. Text from negative sleeve: Cherry, Jimmy, Swimmer
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_1647 ark:/21198/zz002dc4xw
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Swimmers--California--Los Angeles Swimming pools--California--Los Angeles Cherry, Jimmy
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