‘Impossible doesn’t exist’: Michigan man becomes first blind swimmer to lap Mackinac Island

KALAMAZOO, MI — Scott Lacey doesn’t want to be viewed as an inspiration.

He wants the world to think differently.

On Aug. 9, the Kalamazoo athlete gave people another reason to do exactly that, becoming the first known visually impaired athlete to swim around Mackinac Island, navigating the waters around the island’s 8.2-mile perimeter for more than nine hours…

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