For some people Puget Sound is not a good choice for a swim. At 46 degrees it's very cold and frankly hypothermia will take over if you are in the water too long. But for Wayne Kinslow, it's all part of the fun.

Kinslow somehow has willed himself to swim in the chilly waters 1000 days in a row, hitting that milestone on April 27.

Normally he swims with a group of equally fearless swimmers but for the big number he chose to go solo.

"I like being out in the water, I like the outdoors. A lot of people say it's good exercise, good for your health, and I just enjoy being with nature. At first I tried for 100 days, then 200 then 365 was not far away and then 500...and there was a guy that did 911 days in Lake Washington but he did it in the summer and had neoprene on (Kinslow goes in his trunks), so it's not a fair comparison. His goal was to make 2000 so I'm thinking I should try to do that too." He will just keep doing this he says basically until he doesn't.

He's 51 years old, weighs about 160 pounds and appears to be in great shape.

Cold doesn't dissuade him. On the coldest day he swam, it was well below freezing.

"It was 17 degrees and the water temperature was 43.8 and our Saturday group went out that day."

He and the group Notorious Alki Swimmers swim for between 17 and 20 minutes. "The longest day was when I swam from Lincoln Park to Charles Richey," he said.

He's never had any close calls with boats or ferries but he has encountered more than one seal and sea lion. I had Orcas at about a half mile one time. I've been this close to harbor seals (indicating about six feet) on the surface and they sort of look at me like, "what are you doing out here?"

Is this good for everyone? ? "I don't know if I'd recommend it but it's good for me," said Kinslow.