SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22. BRAXTON Bilbrey, a 7-year-old second-grader from Glendale, Arizona, became the youngest person to swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco\u2019s Aquatic Park on Monday morning. Bilbrey completed the 1.4-mile swim in 53-degree water accompanied by his coach, two other swimmers and a Coast Guard Boat.<\/p>\n
Bilbrey said he was inspired to make the swim by a 9-year-old who accomplished the feat to become \u2013 at the time \u2013 the youngest successful navigator of the swim. In preparation for the effort, Brilbey trained two hours per day, four times per week. Brilbey started his swim at 7 a.m. Alcatraz, of course, is the closed-down prison that is now a major tourist attraction. During its reign, Alcatraz held some of the most infamous criminals in history, including the likes of Al Capone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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