{"id":492658,"date":"2021-12-05T04:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=492658"},"modified":"2021-12-04T23:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T06:35:36","slug":"swimming-world-december-2021-presents-aquatots-murder-case-the-kathy-tongay-story-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-december-2021-presents-aquatots-murder-case-the-kathy-tongay-story-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World December 2021 Presents &#8211; Aquatots Murder Case: The Kathy Tongay Story (Part 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The latest issue of <em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">is now available for download in the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/vault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Swimming World Vault<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2021-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\">ISHOF FEATURE<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\">Aquatots Murder Case: The Kathy Tongay Story (Part 3)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\">By Bruce Wigo<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nThis is the final story of a three-part series about \u201cThe Aquatots Murder Case\u201d regarding the death of 5-year-old Kathy Tongay and the subsequent murder charge against her father, Russell. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This month\u2019s episode: Russell Tongay\u2019s appeal, life in (and out) of prison, what happened to Kathy\u2019s brother, Bubba, and the impact the case had on age group sports in America.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After Russell Tongay was convicted of 1954 for killing his daughter by forcing her to dive from aof manslaughter in January 10-meter tower, he was sentenced to 10 years hard labor. But his attorneys immediately appealed the verdict to the Florida Supreme Court, and Tongay was released on $5,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>Confident in his ultimate vindication, Tongay calmly proceeded to promote his son, Bubber, whom he now called Bubba, in swimming exhibitions in Mexico and in Central and South America over the objections of the bondsman. But when they entered Nassau on their last stop before returning to Miami, Tongay was ordered to leave by British authorities as an \u201cundesirable alien.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It would take 17 months before the Supreme Court would render its decision. During this interval, it was Bubba Tongay who was making headlines.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 1953, shortly after his sister\u2019s death, but before his father\u2019s trial, Bubba had entered his first AAU swimming meet and amazingly broke three Florida Gold Coast AAU records for the 10-and-under age group as a 7-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>But negative publicity and his jaunt south of the border kept him away from meets until January of 1955. That\u2019s when he was entered in the AAU\u2019s International Telegraphic dual meet between all-star teams from Berlin (Germany) and Miami. Before the event could take place, some local officials challenged Bubba\u2019s amateur status, but the AAU allowed him to participate in the \u201cgoodwill\u201d meet sponsored by the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n<p>The teams swam the events at the same time in their respective cities, and results were announced on the Voice of America. While Berlin defeated Miami 227-195, 9-year old Bubba Tongay was the American star, setting two American records for the 9-10 age group, swimming the 50 meter free in 34.2 and 50 back in 40.7.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\">SENTENCED TO PRISON<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Five months later, the Florida Supreme Court rejected Tongay\u2019s appeal and ordered him to Raiford Prison on May 13, 1955. When he entered the prison, Russell Tongay weighed 280 pounds. Because of his poor physical condition, rather than hard labor, he was assigned to light farm work, picking peas, stripping cane and the like.<\/p>\n<p>One night in July, he made a noose from an army belt, strapped it around his neck and tried to hang himself from his bunk. But a guard found him choking and loosened the belt in time. He was hospitalized for four days, and when he returned to the prison, he was reassigned to secretarial duties. It was at this time he thought to spare his wife from having to suffer without him for 10 years and filed a petition to divorce her, based on mental cruelty because she \u201cno longer loved him.\u201d But she swore she still did, and the petition was denied.<\/p>\n<p>Tongay then revealed he had a spot on his lung, which was confirmed by prison doctors who examined his X-rays. He was losing a lot of weight, and as a veteran of the Coast Guard, Tongay asked for a pardon so he could be treated at a VA hospital rather than by prison doctors.<br \/>\nHis request for a pardon was turned down, but the board, composed of Florida\u2019s elected cabinet officers, agreed to break precedent and free him temporarily so he could be treated at a VA hospital in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the incredible series of events that provoked nationwide headlines.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong>ON THE RUN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe board assigned a prison guard to drive Tongay to the VA hospital. On the way, the car was involved in an accident, and Tongay claimed to be injured. He was treated at a local hospital, but no injury could be found. While the car was being &gt;&gt; repaired, he was taken to a restaurant to eat. When the guard was paying the check, Tongay ran out the door and vanished between cars in a parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks later, William \u201cRed\u201d Burell, Tongay\u2019s friend and coach of Coral Gables High School in Miami, received a call from Tongay, who was in a VA hospital in Los Angeles. It was Tongay, who said he was in a VA hospital seeking treatment for lung cancer. He had amnesia and didn\u2019t know how he got there, but he wanted Burell to intercede with the governor of Florida for a pardon. But when his whereabouts became known, he was arrested, and the governor immediately issued an extradition order.<\/p>\n<p>In the Los Angeles jail, Tongay slit both of his wrists with a double edge razor blade in what hospital officials described as \u201can insincere attempt\u201d to commit suicide. This time, while he was held in a padded cell, two guards were sent to retrieve him.<\/p>\n<p>All the way back on a train from California to Florida, Tongay refused to eat, saying he was ill. He lay in his bunk and soiled his bedclothes rather than get up to go to the restroom. He had to be helped by the guards wherever he went. When transferring trains, he was taken in a wheel chair, and his guards were thoroughly convinced he was a weak and very sick man.<\/p>\n<p>Then near Mobile, Ala., he found some clothing and covered up his prison garb while the guards were unaware. The \u201cinvalid\u201d was miraculously revitalized, and he dashed through a couple of cars and leaped off the moving train. The guards got off at the next stop and called Mobile detectives, who were able to capture the fugitive. For the rest of the trip, Tongay was placed in shackles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2021\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2021-issue-pdf-only\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>To continue reading the final installment of the Kathy Tongay murder case,<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click here to download the December 2021 issue of Swimming World, available now!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><br \/>\nBruce Wigo, historian and consultant at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, served as president\/CEO of ISHOF from 2005-17.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2021\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2021-issue-pdf-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2021\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2021-issue-pdf-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"492425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-december-2021-presents-the-2021-world-swimmers-of-the-year-caeleb-dressel-and-emma-mckeon\/swimming-world-december-2021-world-swimmers-of-the-year-caeleb-dressel-and-emma-mckeon-lead-the-way-double-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Swimming-World-December-2021-World-Swimmers-of-the-Year-Caeleb-Dressel-and-Emma-McKeon-Lead-the-Way-Double-COVER.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1064,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming World December 2021 &#8211; 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Get a 1 Year ISHOF Family Membership With Swimming World Print <em>AND<\/em> Digital Subscription<\/span><i> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Order Now!<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2021-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Non-Subscribers can click here to download this issue for only <strong>$5.94<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FEATURES<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">014 <\/span> 2021 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona, Matthew De George, John Lohn and David Rieder<br \/>\n<\/strong>World: Caeleb Dressel (Male American) &amp; Emma McKeon (Female Pacific Rim)<br \/>\nMale Pacific Rim: Zac Stubblety-Cook<br \/>\nFemale American: Katie Ledecky<br \/>\nEuropean: Evgeny Rylov &amp; Sarah Sjostrom<br \/>\nAfrican: Ahmed Hafnaoui &amp; Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">022<\/span> THE TOP 10 PERFORMANCES OF 2021<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><br \/>\nFive-time Olympic champion Caeleb Dressel heads the list of the best swimming performances produced in 2021, thanks to his world record in the 100 meter butterfly at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Overall, the top 10 performances consisted of seven women\u2019s efforts and three from the men. A further breakdown reveals seven individual swims and three world record-setting relays.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">025<\/span> HONG KONG HERO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><br \/>\nPeople gathered in shopping malls, crowding in front of big screens to watch their national hero race for Olympic medals. Others watched on office conference room TVs, while passengers on the train had their mobile devices tuned to the Tokyo Games. What they saw was Siobhan Haughey become the first and only Olympian from Hong Kong to capture multiple medals\u2014two silvers in the 100 and 200 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">032<\/span> ISHOF FEATURE: AQUATOTS MURDER CASE\u2014THE KATHY TONGAY STORY (Part 3)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the final story of a three-part series about \u201cThe Aquatots Murder Case\u201d regarding the death of 5-year-old Kathy Tongay and the subsequent murder charge against her father, Russell. This month\u2019s episode: Russell Tongay\u2019s appeal, life in (and out) of prison, what happened to Kathy\u2019s brother, Bubber, and the impact the case had on age group sports in America.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">044<\/span> NUTRITION: HOLIDAY\/INTENSE TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Dawn Weatherwax<\/strong><br \/>\nTo train hard, you need to eat hard! Make sure you put as much emphasis on nutrition and sleep as you would on your workouts.<\/p>\n<p>COACHING<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">036<\/span> COACHING IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT (Part 2)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nLast month, in Part 1, Swimming World explored how COVID-19 altered swim training as we have known it. This month, we look at some issues and opportunities facing club swimming as it strives to be the sport of choice for a younger generation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">042 <\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 6)\u2014THE PUSH PHASE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><br \/>\nIn freestyle and butterfly, swimmers typically decrease the push phase time to increase stroke rate and swimming velocity. In doing so, the premature upward motion of the elbows pulls the hands upward and compromises propulsion. Most swimmers can gain additional propulsion on the push phase by pushing the hand backward instead of pulling the hand upward.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">045<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: ZOE DIXON\u2014VERSATILITY IS KEY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><br \/>\nZoe Dixon, 2021-22 National Junior Team member, has had quite a year. Swimming for Coach Norm Wright at NOVA of Virginia, the 17-year-old is ranked No. 1 in Virginia and 11th nationally for the Class of 2022, and has committed to the University of Florida.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">047<\/span> Q&amp;A WITH COACH BRENT BOOCK, ELMBROOK SWIM CLUB (Wis.)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">048<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN CAMPBELL STOLL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRAINING<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2d8ac4;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #206087;\">041<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: FINISH STRONG<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by J.R. 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