This photo gallery features open water marathon swimmers of an earlier era, including competitors in the 1927 Wrigley Marathon Swim and the pioneers of the Catalina Channel who successfully crossed well before the 1981 formation of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. The majority of these black & white photos are generously donated from the private…

Grace Van Der Byl photos by Paula Selby October 5th, 2012 Final Time: 7 hours and 27 minutes Record for fastest Catalina Channel crossing starting at the Island {yoogallery src=[/images/galleries/2012Grace/] width=[120]}

Doubletree Hotel in San Pedro, November 2012 Honoring solo swimmers, relays, and swims around Catalina Island Photos by Paula Selby and the entire gallery of banquet photos is available here   {yoogallery src=[/images/galleries/2012Banquet/] width=[120]}