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EIGHT hours a day for SIX months.
That’s what Ben Lecomte will do in his bid to become the first person to swim the Pacific Ocean
That’s what Ben Lecomte will do in his bid to become the first person to swim the Pacific Ocean
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6 months of his life wasted and at what cost to his health.
Must have mental issues.
Must have mental issues.
From 16 July to 25 September 1998, Lecomte undertook a swim in stages from Hyannis, Massachusetts to Quiberon, Brittany, France, including a one week stop in the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago[1].
During his 3,716 mi (5,980 km; 3,229 nmi) 73 day journey, Lecomte was accompanied by a 40 ft (12 m) sailboat that had an electromagnetic field for 25 ft (7.6 m) to ward off sharks. He was accompanied by a crew of three aboard the sailboat, where he could rest and eat between each swimming period. Lecomte typically spent eight hours swimming each day in sessions of two to four hours.
The stated purpose of the swim was to raise money for cancer research as a tribute to his father.
Lecomte's claim has not been recognized by the Guinness World Records.
During his 3,716 mi (5,980 km; 3,229 nmi) 73 day journey, Lecomte was accompanied by a 40 ft (12 m) sailboat that had an electromagnetic field for 25 ft (7.6 m) to ward off sharks. He was accompanied by a crew of three aboard the sailboat, where he could rest and eat between each swimming period. Lecomte typically spent eight hours swimming each day in sessions of two to four hours.
The stated purpose of the swim was to raise money for cancer research as a tribute to his father.
Lecomte's claim has not been recognized by the Guinness World Records.
You want to try doing a few lengths at Tooting Lido, I’d take the sharks any day of the week.
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