Swim The Big Blue Begins
Courtesy of Ben Hooper, Swim The Big Blue, Atlantic Ocean. Ben Hooper‘s transatlantic swim has started. His program between western Africa in Senegal and the eastern coast of Brazil can be followed here at Swim The Big Blue.
Day One ended with a 9-mile swim completed over 6 hours 42 minutes.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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