Tag: Jim Dreyer

A marathon swimmer abandoned his latest attempt to cross Lake Michigan on Wednesday, after about 40 hours in the water.

He will try again starting Monday night. (Sept. 2, 2024)

Jim “The Shark” Dreyer became the first person to swim Lake Michigan between two states in 1998. This year, his attempt will be longer.

Jim Dreyer took off from Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach on Monday.

A day after Jim Dreyer set out to swim across Lake Michigan, he returned to shore on Tuesday night.

It turns out there are sharks in Lake Michigan after all. Well, at least that was the case on Monday. Jim “The Shark” Dreyer, a 60-year-old marathon swimmer, attempted to cross Lake Michigan by swimming 82 miles from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Grand Haven, Michigan.

Water conditions and boat fuel cut Dreyer’s trip short.

August is a month of milestones for record-setting swimmer Jim “The Shark” Dreyer. He turns 60 years old and he is also celebrating the 25th anniversary of his swim across Lake Michigan. See TMJ4

Known for swimming all five great lakes, Jim “The Shark” Dreyer is making another splash on a national level. His recent claim to fame was a result of having successfully towed a half ton of bricks, while swimming alone for 22 miles – from Lake St. Clair to Detroit – last August for Habitat for…