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54 miles, 21 hours, 6 friends, and an “epic swim” across Lake Michigan

On August 12, six swimmers emerged from Lake Michigan in Ludington in wetsuits, goggles¹, and swim caps — the whole shebang. As onlookers² cheered, they walked up onto shore, arm-in-arm, after swimming through the night and day to make it across the lake. Jon Ornée, his brother Dave Ornée, and friends Nick Hobson, Matt Smith, Todd Suttor, and Jeremy Sall had departed from Two Rivers, Wisconsin the day before. They completed the 54-mile swim relay-style and in record time with the entire journey clocked in at 20 hours and 50 minutes.

Jon Ornée is no stranger to impressive physical feats³. Last October, he biked across Michigan from Muskegon to Port Sanilac. The 205 mile trip took 8 hours and 17 minutes. What makes the feat⁴ even more impressive is the fact that Ornée had broken his right elbow five months earlier after being hit by an SUV while cycling. He described the accident as a brush with death and said it inspired him to set some big goals for 2020.

“It lit a fire under me to not waste this one life, we get one shot at this,” Ornée said. “I kind of was pretty committed and inspired to get after the things on my bucket list and not putting things off anymore.”

This article was written by Stateside production assistant Olive Scott.

1 goggles   

n.护目镜

参考例句：

• Skiers wear goggles to protect their eyes from the sun.滑雪者都戴上护目镜使眼睛不受阳光伤害。
• My swimming goggles keep steaming up so I can't see.我的护目镜一直有水雾，所以我看不见。

2 onlookers   

n.旁观者，观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
• The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外，以示尊敬。

3 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

4 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。