This Fellow Really Gets Around Town

Johnson sprinted to victory, in 8:15:45; Marks came in 3:59 later; and 24-year-old Julie Billingsley, a graduate student from Washington, D.C., won the women's competition in 8:33:39. McGill finished last among the women.

Marks said of Johnson, "There were some really fast swimmers in this race. We needed strength of mind and character, and Harald has both of those."

"What now?" someone asked.

"I want to get some Haagen-Daz chocolate ice cream," the winner said.