Jim Dreyer Explained

Nickname:	The Shark
Birth Date:	16 August 1963
Birth Place:	Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Website:	www.jimthesharkdreyer.com
Strokes:	Open water swimming

Jim Dreyer (born August 16, 1963), self described as The Shark, is an ultra marathon swimmer.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Dreyer completed a 41-hour swim across Lake Michigan in 1998. He failed to repeat the swim in 2023.^[3] He failed to complete the route once again the next year due to a his GPS running low on power.^[4]

He towed a 906 kg worth of bricks for 35 kilometers from Canada to Detroit in 2013. The swim, which took place in Lake St. Clair, took 54 hours to complete.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: 2013 . Man finishes 51-hour swim to Detroit while hauling bricks . CBC.
2. Web site: 2013-08-05 . Man begins swim to Detroit literally hauling ton of bricks - CBS News . 2024-08-16 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Associated Press . 2024-08-06 . Marathon swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 is trying it again . 2024-08-16 . Toronto Star . en.
4. News: Melnick . Kyle . 2024-08-15 . A marathon swimmer was ahead of schedule. Then he lost his AA batteries. . 2024-08-16 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
5. Web site: Lawrence . Eric D. . After 51 hours, man finishes swim hauling bricks . 2024-08-16 . USA TODAY . en-US.