Zahn, Tommy
Athletic and hyper-health-conscious surfer and paddleboard racer from Santa Monica, California; five-time winner of the Catalina-to-Manhattan Beach paddleboard race in the 1950s and early '60s. Zahn was born (1924) and raised in Santa Monica, began surfing at age eight, and became a lifeguard at 18, informally mentored by pioneering California surfer-lifeguard Pete Peterson. After high school, Za...
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Tom Zahn
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Tom Zahn, Waikiki, 1955
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Tom Zahn, Waikiki, 1957
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Tom Zahn, 1955
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Tom Zahn. Photo: Joe Quigg
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Tom Zahn, Queens, 1948. Photo: Clarence Maki