Braxton Bilbrey, a 7-year old boy from Glendale, California has swum from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco, California. The length of the swim is approximately 1.4 miles. Bilbrey  trained for four days a week , training 2 hours each time. Bilbrey has also participated in several swimming triathlons. Bilbrey got the idea to complete the swim after reading about Johnny Wilson, a 9-year old fourth grader who also completed the swim , taking just under two hours in October 2005. "If you were to ask me if a 7-year-old is old enough to do it, I'd say maybe one out of 10 million, but he's that one," said Bilbreys coach, Joe Zemaitis. His coach made the swim along with Bilbrey. A United States Coast Guard boat followed the swimmers , along with 2 extra swimmers in case an emergency occurred.
Braxton Bilbrey, a 7-year-old boy from Glendale, California , swam from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco, California. The length of the swim is approximately 1.4 miles. Bilbrey , who has participated in several swimming triathlons, trained for four days a week for 2 hours at a time. He decided to take the swim after reading about Johnny Wilson, a 9-year old fourth grader who also made it across , taking just under two hours in October 2005. "If you were to ask me if a 7-year-old is old enough to do it, I'd say maybe one out of 10 million, but he's that one," said Bilbrey's coach, Joe Zemaitis. Zemaitis made the swim along with Bilbrey. A United States Coast Guard boat and two additional swimmers followed to take action in case an emergency occurred.
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