Paul Chotteau
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Paul Chotteau (1 May 1898 - October 1963) was a famed violinist and an open water swimmer from France.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to the California mainland in July 1936 in 33 hours 50 minutes to join the 24-hour club.
- He attempted a swim from Santa Barbara Island to Venice on the California mainland that was aborted after 44 miles in 1938.
- He spend 30 hours in the Straits of Florida and covered 114 miles.
- He was a member of the Board of Governors of the International Professional Swimmers Association founded in New York City in 1927.
- He participated in the 40.9 km Lake George Swimming Marathon held on 12 July 1927 in Lake George, New York.
International Professional Swimmers Association
The International Professional Swimmers Association was an international association organized on 21 September 1927 at the Hotel McAlpin in Manhattan, New York with its headquarters in New York City. The Association planned to issue a monthly publication to authenticate and keep records of a professional swimming events and to foster swimming throughout the world as an international sport.
Officers
- William Wrigley, Jr., Honorary President
- Captain George H. Maines, Active President
- William Burgess of Dover, England, Vice President
- Elwood Hughes of Toronto, Canada, Vice President
- C. Compton of Long Beach. California, Vice President
- Lou Timson of Boston, Massachusetts, Secretary and Treasurer
Board of Governors
- Edward Keating of New York
- William Erickson of New York
- Byron Summers of San Francisco
- Lottie Schoemmell of Lake George, New York
- Eva Morrison of Boston, Massachusetts
- Ernest Vierkoetter of Berlin, Germany
- Paul Chotteau of Paris, France
- William Sadlo Jr. of New York
- Ethel Hertle of New York
- Mobile Bill Jackson of Mobile, Alabama
- Leo Purcell of San Francisco, California
- May Elwell of Revere, Massachusetts
- Sam Swartz of Glens Falls, New York
- Captain T. W. Sheffield of Balboa, California
- Johnny Walker of Toronto, Canada
- Olaf Farstadt of Norway
- Ernst M. Smith of San Francisco, California
- Charles Toth of Boston, Massachusetts
- Henry Sullivan of Lowell, Massachusetts
- James Burns of New York
- Edith Hedin of Toronto, Canada
- Harold "Stubby" Kruger of Hawaii
- Georges Michel of Paris, France
- Norman Ross of Chicago, Illinois
- Clarence Ross of New York
- George Young of Toronto, Canada, Associate Member for Life
- Gertrude Ederle, Associate Member for Life
- Millie Gade Corson, Associate Member for Life
External links
- Millie Corson Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer
- Swimming Across Lake George, The Most Beautiful Lake In The World
- International Professional Swimming Association Drew Stars
- International Professional Swimmers' Association Organized
- Santa Barbara Island Challenge
- Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
- Paul Chotteau in the channel
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- Paul Chotteau Brushing Up Against A Shark
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Santa Barbara Island to Malibu attempt
- Antecedent Attempts At Anacapa
- California Channel Island Swimming History 1926 to 1978
- Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
