9/4/23 - Jim Dreyer Sets Out to Cross Lake Michigan Solo

'The Shark' will try again after an earlier attempt in August was hampered by poor weather conditions.

Jim Dreyer is going to try again to swim across Lake Michigan this year. Aborting an earlier attempt in August, Jim “The Shark” will begin another attempt, this time without a support crew.  Dryer says this will allow him to swim unimpeded and not having to worry about the safety of his crew. Dreyer halted his August 3rd attempt due to deteriorating conditions out on the big lake. It was an attempt to commemorate his first swim across Lake Michigan back in 1998.

Since then, Dreyer has crossed all five of the Great Lakes.

According to a post on his website, "Imagine standing on the beach and peering out at a seemingly endless expanse of water that lies well beyond the horizon.  You have a dinghy filled with supplies attached to your waist and the harsh reality of your undertaking begins to sink in.  You are about to embark on a continuous self-sufficient journey no one else has ever experienced.  You will swim alone while pulling the weight of your supplies and finding  your way across Lake Michigan."​

If successful, Jim will eclipse the distance of his historic 1998 crossing between Two Rivers, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan ... a 50-mile route which resulted in him logging 65 miles due to strong currents. He plans to add 25 miles to this attempt.

You can track his progress and learn more about his attempt through a link Silver Sequel.