anyone have any information, or where to get information, on swimming the straits of mackinac, such as: the history, who has done it, the distance from the lower to upper peninsula (7-8 miles?), water temperature and general conditions, coast guard regional authority? looks like it would be an interesting open water swim.
thanks, mark
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I found the article about the guy who was swimming the straits.
www.chicagoaa.com/.../DireStraitsannounced.html
It doesn't state the distance by the Bridge, but he was trying to swim 125 miles in 31 crossings which would make it approx. 4.03 miles each way. This sounds about right as I walked the Bridge one Labor Day and as I recall the bridge length was a total of approx. 5 miles.
I don't know what the water temp would be, but for the open water events in Harbor Springs (on the Lake Michigan Side) and Alpena (on the Lake Huron side), the water temp averages 65 degrees.
Here is the thread link: forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Even better, here is Jim Dreyer's website where he talks about the swim:
www.swimjimswim.org/direstraits.htm
I found the article about the guy who was swimming the straits.
www.chicagoaa.com/.../DireStraitsannounced.html
It doesn't state the distance by the Bridge, but he was trying to swim 125 miles in 31 crossings which would make it approx. 4.03 miles each way. This sounds about right as I walked the Bridge one Labor Day and as I recall the bridge length was a total of approx. 5 miles.
I don't know what the water temp would be, but for the open water events in Harbor Springs (on the Lake Michigan Side) and Alpena (on the Lake Huron side), the water temp averages 65 degrees.
Here is the thread link: forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Even better, here is Jim Dreyer's website where he talks about the swim:
www.swimjimswim.org/direstraits.htm
