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Endurance swimmer Jim Dreyer discusses a 17 stage, 411 mile relay swim

By Shelley Irwin
Published July 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM EDT
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We commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Endurance swimmer Jim Dreyer discusses a 17 stage, 411 mile relay swim, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, starting from above the shipwreck in Lake Superior and finishing in Detroit. 68 open water swimmers are involved, scheduled to begin July 16th. We talk about this symbolic final journey of the ship.
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Shelley Irwin
Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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