Tuesday, October 11, 2005

CBS News | Boy Swims Alcatraz For Charity | October 11, 2005 14:30:06

CBS News | Boy Swims Alcatraz For Charity | October 11, 2005 14:30:06: "Boy Swims Alcatraz For Charity

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2005
Johnny Wilson (CBS)


(CBS) Going stroke for stroke with two adult swimmers, fourth-grader Johnny Wilson made history as the youngest person to ever swim San Francisco Bay from the legendary Alcatraz prison island in just under two hours.

CBS News correspondent Teri Okita reports that 9-year-old Johnny Wilson made it to the shore, telling himself, 'I'm almost there. I'm almost there.' His parents, classmates, teachers and friends cheered him to victory. "

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