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On September 26th Francois Henri "Jack" Lalanne was born to Jennie Garaig and Jean/John Lalanne.
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When Jack was 15 years old, he realized he was eating unhealthy. He stopped eating junk food such as chips, coffee, and donuts. He became active, and started workingout.
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At age 40, Jack swam the length of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge underwater with 140 pounds of equipment, including two air tanks… an undisputed world record.
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At age 41, he swam handcuffed, from Alcatraz to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, CA.
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At age 42, he set a world record of 1,033 pushups in 23 minutes on “You Asked for It, a TV Show with Art Baker
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Swam the treacherous Golden Gate Channel, towing a 2,500-pound cabin cruiser. This involved fighting the cold, swift ocean currents that made the 1 mile swim a 6 ½ mile test of strength and endurance.
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Maneuvered a paddleboard 30 miles, 9-½ hours non-stop from Farallon Islands to the San Francisco shore.
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Completed 1,000 pushups and 1,000 chin-ups in 1 hours and 22 minutes. “Happy” is born and The Jack LaLanne Show goes nationwide
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At age 60, he swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman’s Wharf, for a second time handcuffed, shackled and towing a 1,000-pound boat.
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Swam the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, underwater, for a second time handcuffed, shackled and towing a 1,000-pound boat
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Commemorating the “Spirit of ‘76”, swam 1 mile in Long Beach Harbor, handcuffed, shackled and towing 13 boats (representing the 13 original colonies)containing 76 people.
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Towed 65 boats filled with 6,500-pounds of Lousiana Pacific wood pulp while handcuffed and shackled in Lake Ashinoko, near Tokyo, Japan
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Towed 10 boats in North Miami, Florida filled with 77 people for over a mile in less than 1 hour
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Handcuffed, shackled and fighting strong winds and currents, towed 70 boats with 70 people from the Queen’s Way Bridge in the Long Beach Harbor to the Queen Mary, 1 ½ miles.
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The great Jack LaLanne died
