Man becomes first blind swimmer to lap Michigan's Mackinac Island
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Scott Lacey, a 43-year-old visually impaired swimmer from Kalamazoo, swam around Mackinac Island's 8.2-mile perimeter in more than nine hours on August 9, becoming the first known blind athlete to complete the feat.
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