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Swimmer, LJ Goodwin of the New York Athletic Club, he would go on to set the 1915 Pan Pacific Expo outdoor record in San Francisco Bay, 3.5 miles, won by 200 yards. 1 hour 38 min.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Joseph_Goodwin

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nudecowboy and Richard Arthur Norton, Thank you for the additional information on Mr. Goodwin. We will expand the description when we update this record.

Platt Adams (1885-1961) was an athlete from the New York Athletic Club. [1]  He was the USA Track & Field Champion in the standing long jump four times from 1908-1916. [2] He competed for the United States in the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1912. At the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, he won the Gold Medal for the high jump at 5'4 1/4", and the Silver Medal for the long jump at 11' 1/2". [3] In 1910, Platt Adams was featured on a Hassan Cigarettes Champions Card. There are other LOC photos of Platt Adams on Flickr using this tag.

Thanks so much, Pixel Wrangler, for clarifying the name and filling in the useful biographical information. We'll fill in the name and date (thanks Wystan) for this image next time we update the record.

A total of 13 points for the three tests comprising the event gave Pat McDonald of the New York A.C., Olympic and national champion with the sixteenpound shot, first prize in the all-around weight-throwing competition,\ ASBURY PARK, N.J., Aug. 26. -- Sergeant Patrick McDonald of the New York Police Department, Olympic weight-thrower and holder of the world's record for the thirty-five-pound weight throw, for the second time within a week rescued an unwary bather from the surf today.