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wikipedia: Perry_McGillivray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_McGillivray

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Ruth Stacker writes in the San Francisco Examiner:
“When speaking of water wonders and regular guys and world champion swimmers, all at once think of Perry McGillivray, who hails from the windy city, Chicago, and who over the furlong is unbeaten.
Perry is a gob, a regular sailor, stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and in charge of the swimming instruction at the station.
And then, when things are rather dull and dry, Perry goes out and hangs up another record or so in the furlong or perhaps the back stroke.

“Perry is a lad of about twenty-six summers, short and stocky, but with the most powerful of arms and shoulders.
He learned to swim in the fresh-water tanks of his home city, and is a member of the Illinois Athletic Club.
Perry recently defeated Duke Kahanamoku over the 220-yard course, and a short time back showed Norman Ross his heels in a 200-yard back- stroke race.

"He uses the crawl stroke typical of Easterners, crossing his arms slightly in front of his body, and a triplebeat kick.
Perry attributes much of his success to William Bachrach, coach of the club.
“The lad is truly an adept of aquatic sport, and a year ago in Honolulu he learned to paddle the well-known surfboard and was able to teach the natives something about their own sport.
Before he left Honolulu he had acquired all the tricks of the island swimmers and changed his stroke considerably.
And, best of all, Perry is not figuring on quitting the game since he donned his uniform.
He is good for more years of record-breaking swims, and luck to him."

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Our Navy, the Standard Publication of the U.S. Navy. Volume 12 Number 7, November 1918. Hathi Trust http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2603338

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