Swim in all 5 Great Lakes

It might not happen this summer as we’ve been told at work that as of May 1st, no more vacation time until November :(

BUT! I could make it work if I am ready to go and know what actually constitutes swimming….

But there’s a twist, that I have shared with limited people and need to explore further, bwahaha… it’s going to happen, I can feel it. Maybe this summer. MY QUESTION IS: what actually constitutes “Swimming” just going underwater, or is it paddling around for a set amount of time, or what. To say you have swam somewhere, what do you actually have to do for that to be true?

I wanted to swim across Lake Michigan. But until I am in better physical shape (see: Lose 30 pounds) I would like to swim in all of the Great Lakes. 1 down, 4 to go. I put my fingers in Superior. That doesn’t count.