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Chesterton resident Ethan Hall in final lap to Oak Street Beach: Ethan Hall left Porter Beach at 5 a.m. Wednesday and made it to Oak Street Beach a little after 7:15 p.m. in his quest to swim across Lake Michigan and raise funds for Juvenile Diabetes research. He swam a total of 23 miles of the 29 it would have taken, but was forced into the boat for six miles because of high waves. His mother, Suzanne took this photo with the Chicago skyline.
By The Tribune and The Associated Press A Chesterton High School student battled 6 foot waves as he attempted to swim 29 miles across Lake Michigan from Porter Beach to Chicago. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Hall spent part of his trip resting in a boat but swam the last few miles to shore at Oak Street Beach on Wednesday evening. Hall entered the water at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning in Porter, but he says he began experiencing symptoms of hypothermia after swimming about 10 miles and encountering large waves. This morning he said at the 20 mile mark, it was 5 p.m. and he realized he wouldn’t be at Oak Street Beach until about 10:30 p.m. He knew a lot of people were waiting for him so he decided not to make up the six miles he was in the boat because of high waves. He swam the final three miles making it a swim of about 23 miles of the 29 mile route. He was in the water for 14 hours he said. Hall was accompanied by a boat with his mother and four friends who provided him with food and water during the 14-hour trip. The Chesterton High School senior says his swim raised about $700 for juvenile diabetes research. “My next goal is to make the State Swim meet this upcoming year,” he said.
Posted 7/17/2008
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