Swim for the 29: The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim

MICHIGAN — 2025 marks 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and volunteers took to the Great Lakes for a memorial swim from the wreck site all the way to Detroit.

That swim started July 26th and wrapped up August 28th.

“I had some training to do. So I’ve been swimming since probably the wintertime and trying to get ready for it,” says stage 10 swimmer John Vandersloot…

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