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Past Events Five Great
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 A "Team Dreyer" event is part media circus, part
world class athletic endeavor, and always exciting. His exploits have
kept countless people glued to the Internet for the latest news as
it happens since his first swim across Lake Michigan in 1998. They
have also become a significant source of funding for the Big Brothers
Big Sisters programs. Please consider making a donation by clicking on
the Big Brothers Big Sisters link to the left.
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Dire Straits 125
On August 30, 2006, Dreyer set a new distance record for the
Straits of Mackinac, swimming self-sufficiently for 40 miles back and
forth across the Straits, along side the Mackinac Bridge, while
pulling the weight of his supplies in a buoy. In this 50-hour event,
he became the first to swim double-digit mileage in the relentless
cross currents of these notoriously treacherous waters connecting
Lakes Michigan and Huron. |
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Swim for New Horizons - Solo Superior
On August 3, 2005, Dreyer swam alone across Lake Superior in an
event entitled Solo Superior, and thereby completed a crossing of all
five Great Lakes. Pulling the weight of his supplies in a dinghy
(approximately 250 pounds), and finishing in a vicious thunderstorm
(60 mph winds, 15 foot waves) with a failed navigational system, he became
the first to swim a self-sufficient continuous crossing of a Great
Lake. The 59-mile, 60-hour crossing between Whitefish Point, Michigan
and Cape Gargantua, Ontario, set the world distance record for a
self-sufficient continuous swim, and also broke his own Lake Superior
distance record. |
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Gitche Gumee 100
On August 4, 2004, Dreyer set a new solo duathlon world distance
record of 62.5 miles (100 kilometers) in just over 43 hours, by
running 27 miles and then swimming 35.5 miles in Lake Superior from
Grand Portage, MN. While short of his ultimate goal of crossing Lake
Superior, Dreyer broke the solo duathlon world distance record he set
when crossing Lake Erie in 2000. |
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Lake Michigan
350
On October 7, 2003, in a self-sufficient staged event, Dreyer
became the first to swim the length of a Great Lake (Michigan),
swimming an estimated 422 miles from Michigan City, Indiana to the
Mackinac Bridge, while pulling the weight of his supplies in a kayak.
He braved 15-20 foot waves on six different occasions during his epic
month-long, 18-stage journey. This event was equivalent to pulling
75-100 pounds 20 times across the English Channel in a span of 30
days. |
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Swim For New Horizons – Quest For Gitche Gumee
In four attempts to swim across Lake
Superior, and thereby complete a swim across all five
Great Lakes,
Dreyer twice set the Lake Superior distance record, braving waves up
to 14 feet and water as cold as 37 degrees. On August 16, 2001,
he set a new distance record, swimming 47 miles in 36 hours from
Grand Portage, MN. On August 31, 2002, he broke his previous
record by swimming 48 miles from Hancock, MI to Isle Royale in 38
hours. |
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TRI For New Horizons –
Lake Ontario
On August 27, 2000, Dreyer became the first to swim across a
Great Lake as part of a triathlon. In the process, he set a new solo
triathlon world distance record, becoming the first to complete a
double-digit mileage swim as part of an “Ironman-distance plus”
triathlon. This 212-mile, 48-hour continuous event included a full
26-mile marathon run (mostly through beach sand), 130 mile bicycle
segment, and 56 mile swim across Lake Ontario.
TRI For New Horizons – Lake Erie
On July 24, 2000, Dreyer became the first to swim across a Great
Lake as part of a duathlon. In the process, he set a new solo duathlon
world distance record, becoming the first to complete a double-digit
mileage swim (30 miles across Lake Erie), and run a full 26-mile
marathon (mostly through beach sand), in a continuous 27-hour event.
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Swim For New
Horizons – Lake Huron
On September 5, 1999, Dreyer set new speed and distance records
for Lake Huron, swimming a 40-hour / 52 mile crossing. |
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Swim For New
Horizons – Lake Michigan
On August 3, 1998, Jim Dreyer set a new Lake Michigan distance
record while becoming the first to swim a mid-lake crossing between
Wisconsin and Michigan. This was a grueling 41-hour journey that
covered 65 miles (three times the width of the English Channel). |
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