for the hero and his three companions. Boyton is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. References External links Story of Paul Boyton (1892) from Project Gutenberg. Captain Paul Boyton and Sea Lion Park at Heart of Coney Island Letters of Paul Boyton Paul BOYTON's Chronology from the New York Times archives by M. LOPEZ Coney Island - Sea Lion Park Genealogy Captain Paul Boyton blog (author of Roughing it in Rubber) Patent of Clark S. Merriman's inflatable flotation suit See also James Creelman List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame 1848 births 1924 deaths American stunt performers United States Life-Saving Service personnel Saint Francis University alumni People from County Kildare Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)