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Lake Michigan Swimmer

WTTW News | August 8, 2011, 7:00 pm

Daren Wendell swam across Lake Michigan this past weekend in a 36-hour, 50.6 mile journey to raise money for a great cause. He's here to talk with us about his amazing feat.

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