Seven Swims In The Seven Seas – 1 Reason, 6 Down
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Lewis Pugh completed his sixth swim of his seven marathon swims during the month of August. His 10 km Arabian Sea swim took him 3 hours 15 minutes. “I’ve never seen so many turtles. Literally hundreds.
We saw green turtles. I should point out the global population of Hawksbill Turtles suffered an 80% reduction in just one decade,” writes Pugh. “The Omani coastline is stunning, yet only 1.3% of their waters are protected. [There is an] urgent need for Marine Protected Areas. Also, thanks to Rabi [shown below] who escorted me and ended up being one of the best skippers I’ve ever had.”
Pugh is en route to successfully completing his Seven Swims In The Seven Seas For 1 Reason: 10 km in the Mediterranean Sea in Monte Carlo, Monaco in 3 hours 33 minutes, 10 km in the Adriatic Sea in Zadar, Croatia in 3 hours 55 minutes, 10 km in the Aegean Sea in Athens, Greece in 3 hours 12 minutes, 10 km in the Black Sea in Istanbul, Turkey in 2 hours 48 minutes, 15 km in the Red Sea in Aqaba, Jordan in 2 hours 57 minutes, 10 km in the Arabian Sea in Rass Al Hadd, Oman in 3 hours 15 minutes, and a planned 100 km stage swim in the North Sea ending in London, United Kingdom.
Photos are courtesy of Kelvin Trautman.
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