Boy, 7, joins Alcatraz swim elite

A seven-year-old boy who has become one of the youngest people to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco says his next ambition is to conquer the English Channel.

Boy, 7, joins Alcatraz swim elite

A seven-year-old boy who has become one of the youngest people to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco says his next ambition is to conquer the English Channel.

Braxton Bilbrey crossed the 1.4-mile stretch between the city and the infamous prison island in just 47 minutes.

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