Jim Dreyer applies a layer of salve to keep the first suit from chafing his skin before suiting up in his swimwear Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, in Grand Portage, Minn. Dreyer is trying to swim across all five Great Lakes. Dreyer, a resident of Byron Center near Grand Rapids, Mich., made successful swims of Lake Michigan in August 1998 and Lake Huron in September 1999. He swam Lake Erie in July 2000 and Lake Ontario the following month. In 1988,Canadian marathoner Vicki Keith became the first known person to swim all five Great Lakes. (AP Photo/The Duluth News Tribune, Michael Stenerson)