Where Are They Now? Ben Lecomte
Courtesy of The Longest Swim by Ben Lecomte between Tokyo and San Francisco. Ben Lecomte will attempt a solo stage swim between Tokyo, Japan and San Francisco, California. He expects to start his transoceanic swim sometime in April 2017 and take at least 6 months of daily swims to work his way across the Pacific Ocean.
The Longest Swim can be followed here. His escort boat is now off the coast of Portugal on its way to Japan.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. 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), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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