GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — For the second time in less than a month, Jim “The Shark” Dreyer will attempt to swim alone across Lake Michigan.
The swim will kick off Monday at 6 p.m. EDT at Grand Haven City Beach. Dreyer’s goal is to reach McKinley Beach in Milwaukee — an 82.9-mile point-to-point crossing, though lake currents may alter his endpoint. He will also be navigating and towing more than 200 pounds of supplies.
“Today (Labor Day) I will be making another attempt to complete the first self-sufficient swim across Lake Michigan,” Dreyer said in a Facebook post. “You knew I would try to get this done before the snow flies, right?”
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Dreyer, now 61, attempted the same swim last month, but he ended up calling it off on the third day, saying he had lost two batteries for a GPS device and had gone badly off course.
He first gained notoriety in 1998 after he swam 65 miles across Lake Michigan, from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to Ludington.
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Dreyer says his latest swim will raise money for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Chief Petty Officers Association.
The journey could take 72 hours or more, according to a Monday news release. An online map will track Dreyer’s progress.
“Thank you everyone for following along and for your undying support!” Dreyer said. “You mean the world to me!”
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