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Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan amid cold snap to keep tradition alive

By FOX 32 News
Published  December 23, 2022 5:03pm CST
Winter Weather
FOX 32 Chicago

'Great Lake Jumper' dives into Lake Michigan on coldest day of 2022

The 'Great Lake Jumper' is continuing a tradition by jumping into Lake Michigan -- despite the arctic weather.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man is making a splash and continuing tradition, despite the arctic weather.

On Friday, Dan O'Conor, also known as the Great Lake Jumper, leaped into Lake Michigan.

This is a daily tradition he started in June 2020 during the peak of the pandemic, and he has successfully kept the jumps going for more than two years now.

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However, a swim in negative seven-degree weather is not what most medical experts would advise.