In 1934, Frank Wykoff, who was 24 years old, and a teacher at
Carpinteria Elementary School -- set a new 'flying start' world record
in the 100-yard dash to beat at 8.7s. removing the mark of 8.8s set by
Charley Paddock in 1922. Wykoff's record of 8.7s made the "Ripley's
Believe it or not" index.
Wykoff depicted in a
"Ripley's
Believe it or Not"Caricature regarding
"Flying Start" Time Record also a newspaper article describing how Wykoff set the new
world record in the 100 yard dash with a flying start in 8.7
seconds at the Pentathlon held in Los Angeles on 6-9-34.
