Author and historian Lee Shimano wrote the Treasures of the CNE: Memorabilia and Tales from the Canadian National Exhibition that captures the heroes and heroines of the famed Canadian National Exhibition professional marathon swims of the early 20th century.
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Marty Sinn, one of the original Honor Swimmers in the Class of 1963 in International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, was an accomplished and famous swimmer in the early to mid-1960's. During today's WOWSA Live with Ned Denison, she reminisced about the following: * training in Canada's Camp Chikopi
Lee Shimano wrote the Treasures of the CNE: Memorabilia and Tales from the Canadian National Exhibition that captures the heroes and heroines of the famed Canadian National Exhibition professional marathon swims of the early 20th century.
Third Time Was A Charm In Canada For Margaret Ravior And Marvin 'Duke' Nelson Courtesy of Lee Shimano, Canadian National Exhibition. Marvin “Duke” Nelson, an Honor Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame from Iowa, did not finish his first two attempts at the prestigious Canadian National Exhibition races in 1928 and 1929. But he came
Pauline Jackson Paved The Way Across Channels And Lakes Courtesy of The Catalina Islander, 12 January 1927, Santa Catalina Island, California. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878 – 1949) was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black American entertainer in America during the first half of the twentieth
Bill Goll, Marathoning Pioneer & Hall Of Famer Courtesy of WOWSA. William "Bill" Goll, born about 1908, finished second in the 1930 Manhattan Island Marathon Swim to kick-start an illustrious career where he carved a niche as a true pioneer in the sport of marathon swimming. Goll was posthumously inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of
Bill Goll, An Early American Open Water Swimming Pioneer Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. William "Bill" Goll was an American pioneer in the early days of competitive open water swimming. The New Yorker was born about 1908. To make ends meet, he traveled as a high diver with a carnival during the Great Depression between 1945-1949. He
Unidentified swimmers from the 1927 Canadian National Exhibition race in Toronto. Unidentified swimmers from the 1930 Canadian National Exhibition race in Toronto. After 17-year-old Toronto swimmer George Young won the 1927 Wrigley Ocean Marathon Swim across the Catalina Channel in January, the Canadian National Exhibition hosted its own marathon swim
Embed from Getty Images Bill Goll's Rare Double Avoe, Below And In The Water Photo courtesy of Getty Images shows William 'Bill' Goll after finishing second to Marvin Nelson in the Canadian National Exhibition. Nelson won US$5,000 for first and Goll won US$1,500 for second in the 15-mile world championship on September 1st 1934. Bill Goll of New York was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. George Duthie was a Canadian open water swimming event director who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966 as an Honour Administrator. Duthie organized the famous professional Canadian National Exhibition swims until 1968 as the Canadian National Exhibition Manager of
