Samuel Richards (swimmer)

Samuel Richards, of Boston was a long distance swimmer. He won the Boston Light Swim in 1911 and in 1912. In 1913, he swam from the Charlestown Bridge to the Boston Light and back, a distance of about 24 miles.[1]

Richards was a member of the L Street Brownies, a polar bear club based in South Boston.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Durborow Willing to Compete Against Sam Richards". New York Times. January 25, 1914. Retrieved 2009-12-13. Charles Durborow, the Philadelphia swimmer, who has to his credit the greatest feat of endurance in the water ever performed in America-48 miles across Delaware Bay in 14 hours and 15 minutes -- is willing to accept the statement of Samuel Richards of Boston that he is an amateur and wants to meet him in order to settle the question of national supremacy in distance swimming.
  2. ↑ "Swimming Races for 'Brownies' Christmas Day". The Boston Globe. December 21, 1913. (subscription required (help)).
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