At 60 years of age he swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco – handcuffed, shackled and towing a boat. Ten years later at age 70 – he did again in Long Beach harbor. When asked how he was able to keep going he said, “It’s a lifestyle, something you do for the rest of your life. How long will you keep breathing, keep eating? You just do it.”