Benoit Lecomte will begin his 5,419-mile stage swim, called The Longest Swim, from Tokyo to San Francisco around May 15th. Many wonder, "How does a single human actually swim 8,721 kilometers?" Does he stop? What does he do when he is not sleeping? Is he assisted with fins? Does he wear a wetsuit? When does he eat? How many boats are in his
Ben Lecomte is setting off next April on the world's longest swim. His stage swim, a charity swim for cancer, will be noteworthy on various levels: (1) the method he will swim, (2) the technology involved, (3) the people behind the technology, and (4) the technology itself. Firstly, Ben's swim will be a true stage swim. He will mark a waypoint at the
Benoite Lecomte will be stage swimming across the Pacific Ocean starting in April 2012, but he may have some great data to fall back upon. While Benoite Lecomte is undergoing final preparation for his Japan-to-California solo stage swim, four dolphin-sized Wave Gliders, self-propelled robots, departed San Francisco on a 60,000 km journey in the opposite
How technology dramatically changes things - and can bring the world's open water swimming community closer. Back in 1998, Benoit Lecomte took 73 days in his continuous stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean. 2 months and 2 weeks after leaving Massachusetts, he swam and drifted 3,716 miles to the French shore of Quiberon. Benoit was singularly focused on
What kind of conditions is Benoit Lecomte going to face while swimming across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to California? This video by Lorenzo Fonda gives us a hint: Copyright © 2008 by World Open Water Swimming Association
The Pacific Swim is Benoit Lecomte's solo swim attempt from the east coast of Japan, north of Tokyo, across the Pacific Ocean, to San Francisco, California. Benoit estimates that his solo stage swim will take six months to swim the 5,419 miles across the world's largest body of water. The swim will be a stage swim where he plans to resume his swim each
Three marathon swimming adventurers have crossed the Atlantic Ocean using the strength of the ocean currents: In 1998, Benoit Lecomte traveled 3,716 miles from Cape Cod, USA to Brittany, France in 73 days, stopping at the Azores Islands. In 1991, Guy Delage swam and floated 2,335 miles alone from the Cape Verde Islands to Barbados. Most recently in 2008,
