Here is a group photo of intrepid swimmers with heavy rain in the foreground before entering the water at Eastern Channel. Loren Prosser, pictured farthest to the left suffers from a rare medical condition known as red ball. (Loren is an newlywed and it is unknown, but there may be some connection between his medical condition and his marital status).

Team Diabetes Alaska
and members of the
Ketchikan Running Club

Even Gracie, the dog, gets in
the swim near Pennock Island.