THE CHALLENGE. TED: THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE POLAR PLUNGE. IT IS NOT BIG CROWDS. IT IS THREE PEOPLE SWIMMING IN 39 DEGREE WATER FOR A MILE. >> NATALIE. NATALIE. TED: FOR THE ICE MILE SWIM, THE RULES ...
Ted Erikson didn’t think about anything in particular throughout his 36-hour swim across Lake Michigan on Aug. 21, 1961. “My mind just drifted,” he recalled. “The whole idea is to insulate yourself ...