absolute michigan :: all michigan, all the time
Add YOUR link - it's free!
Sponsor Absolute Michigan - not free but helps us and you!

Enter Keyword:
Arts & Entertainment | Business | Community | Food | Homes | Lodging | Media | Sports | Shopping | More...

Jim Dreyer to Attempt Distance Record at Straits


Jim Dreyer - photo by David Alan Wolters

Soo Today reports that Great Lakes ultra-marathon athlete Jim Dreyer has announced plans to set a new world distance record for a continuous swim by making 31 consecutive crossings of the Straits of Mackinac on September 1, 2006. Dreyer is billing this as Dire Straits 125 and will swim unescorted in an attempt to top Australian Susie Maroney's 122 mile escorted swim between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba in 1998.
"I chose to swim unescorted, because in these tough currents I'd rather carry nutrition on my back and keep swimming, than to feed off the side of a boat that's rapidly drifting away and adding miles to my swim. I chose the Straits of Mackinac because my niche is the Great Lakes, which presents some of the most challenging marathon swimming in the world, and I don't want to back down from that challenge. I've already crossed all five of these inland seas, and the Straits will present a new and unique challenge. Furthermore, I'm promoting objectives of the beautiful state of Michigan, and swimming the Straits will keep my entire route within state boundaries, and make the event very accessible to the media and public."

Read Guy says he'll swim Straits of Mackinaw, 31 times from Soo Today
Jim Dreyer's web site

Posted/updated Jun 23, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)

click to
Send This Story to a Friend!

Main Michigan News Page

Go Back One Page
Dig Michigan: the Absolute Michigan Blog!

Leelanau.com Webdesign: Building Real Michigan Internet
Absolute Michigan Site Sponsor

Related Categories
Northeast Michigan
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Community
Community > Community & Nonprofit Organizations
Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan
Sports & Recreation
Recreation & Sports > Boating, Diving & Beaches
Recreation & Sports > Fitness
Recreation & Sports > Offbeat

Golf at Shanty Creek

Michigan in Pictures: Daily Photos of the Great Lakes State

Find Michigan at Absolute Michigan Every day Absolute Michigan delivers original and engaging content. Help us do more and put your business where people will find it ... Absolute Michigan.

Mitechnews.com Mitechnews.Com is a web portal site that features stories, information and events listings about Michigan technology companies and entrepreneurs. Mitechnews.Com is owned by Michigan News Network, a corporation based in Grand Rapids, MI.

Sunrise Landing Motel & Resort Scenic, peaceful and quiet, a nature lovers delight on Grand Traverse Bay.

Add a Link
Advertise on Absolute Michigan
Email Newsletter
About Absolute Michigan
Join our Email List
Absolute Michigan
Sign up for our email list for giveaways, prizes & news! (view privacy policy)

Subscribe to Absolute Michigan Absolute Michigan feed or get daily email updates:
Our Search:
Google Search:

Arts & Entertainment :: Business :: Community :: Food & Dining :: Homes & Real Estate :: Lodging & Travel :: Media & Internet :: Recreation & Sports :: Shopping
Michigan News & Events :: Michigan by County Map :: Search Michigan :: New Links :: Add a Link! :: Michigan Blog :: The Michigan Pages :: About Us
Northeast Michigan :: Northwest Michigan :: Southeast Michigan :: Southwest Michigan :: Michigan's Upper Peninsula :: Home

email us - absolutemichigan@gmail.com :: concept, marketing & webdesign by leelanau.com

© 2010 Leelanau Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.