Long Johns
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Long Johns, or Swimmer, is a Brooklyn newsboy in Newsies.
Fandom
Name
The name Swimmer was given to the character by Newsies fans on the site The Happy Newsie Minivan, probably in 2001 or earlier. They joked that he was previously known by fans as "the hot Brooklynite who climbs out of the water."[1]
Unaffiliated fans on Tumblr later assigned him the name Long Johns in probably 2020.[2] It came from a pun in a fan group chat.[3] This may have been the Bryan Denton Worshippers chat.[4] His name begins appearing online in September 2020, but there may have been earlier posts.[5]
References
- ^ Our Tribute to Some Unnamed Newsies at The Happy Newsie Minivan (2001)
- ^ A small guide to the Newsies of 1992 by kingracetrack, reblog by letter-from-the-refuge (2021)
- ^ who named Long Johns? ask on letter-from-the-refuge (2023)
- ^ Long Johns post by queenofbrooklyn (2021)
- ^ reblog by newsies-banner askblog (September 2020)