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Update: Ben Lecomte Still Swimming Across the Pacific — Over 1,200 Miles So Far

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Rick SpilmanNovember 15, 2018

We recently posted about Ross Edgley, who became the first person to swim around Great Britain. He is not, however, the only long-distance swimmer to have been on an epic voyage. Last June, we posted about Ben Lecomte who began … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged Ben Lecomte, Pacific Ocean, plastics, staged swim

Ben Lecomte Begins Attempt to Swim Across the Pacific

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Rick SpilmanJune 7, 2018

French-born swimmer Ben Lecomte has set off on a 5,500-mile record attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to California. The 51-year-old professional distance swimmer will swim for eight hours a day for more than six months as … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Ben Lecomte, distance swimmer, Pacific
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