Read more1The Longest Swim: Benoit Lecomte Takes on the Pacific09 June 2018By Abigail Sheridan, Swimming World Intern. As if Benoit Lecomte didn't have the adventure of a lifetime while swimming across the Atlantic Ocean in 1998, he and his team set off for another expedition on June 5, 2018. This time, the French distance swimmer is aiming to cross the Pacific Ocean over...
Read more1Talking Trash? Adventurer Ben Lecomte Embarks on Swimming Through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch04 July 2019By Sarah Berman, Swimming World College Intern. Ben Lecomte doesn't swim for performance accolades: he swims to spur global change. "I'm not an Olympic swimmer. I am an adventurer who likes to swim." He does not set out every day to win a gold medal and stand on top of a podium; his focus is being a...
Read moreSwimming World Presents "The Swim: Crossing the Pacific Ocean"04 November 2018The Swim: Crossing the Pacific Ocean Ben Lecomte is attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from Japan to California, which would be the longest swim in history. However, the long-term value of The Swim will be the information and science that will be uncovered. The Swim is a 5,419-mile (8,721-kilomet...