Charles V. Swain, 23, student, saved John Halton, 42, physician and hotel proprietor, from drowning, Sarasota, Florida, December 29, 1909. Swain swam 400 feet to Halton, who had been caught by a swift current in Big Sarasota Pass in water 15 feet deep. Drawing Halton’s arm across his shoulders, Swain swam across the current and against a strong wind, until he got into a current paralleling the shore. Still supporting Halton, who was almost unconscious, Swain swam and drifted to shallow water and from there dragged Halton to shore, where he revived him. Swain swam and drifted with Halton almost 900 feet. 5018-549
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