Career

This took place during a contest called the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, sponsored by chewing gum and sports magnate William Wrigley, Junior. Young was the only person to complete the 35-kilometer (22 mi) swim, which took hims 15 hours and 44 minutes. This feat earned him a prize of $25,000 and the nickname "The Catalina Kid".

He was inducted into Canada"s Sports Hall of Fame in 1955 and into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2014.

Young retired from competitive swimming around 1931.