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The Water World Is Smaller Than We Think

The Planet Earth is made up of 70% water…and it looks that way when you stand on a shoreline and gaze out to the horizon. And it certainly feels that way when you are on a boat during a channel swim....

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454 Days For A Dock. How Many Days For Ben Lecomte?

The massive tsunami rocked northern Japan on March 11th 2011. After a 454-day journey across the Pacific Ocean, a dock washed ashore on Agate Beach in Oregon. Innumerable household items, commercial...

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Swimming Around The World’s Oceans

The eyes of the marathon swimming world continue to spin on the global axis. 2012 started off with a slew of Cook Strait solo swims between North and South Islands in New Zealand, a cancelled...

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How Ridgeline Entertainment Creates Drama About Open Water Swimming

Doug Stanley of Ridgeline Entertainment will create and produce a 24/7 view of Ben Lecomte’s solo stage swim from Tokyo to San Francisco utilizing the latest in tools, equipment and online social...

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101 Movers And Shakers In The Open Water Swimming World (Men)

HUNTINGTON BEACH. Open water swimmers who wield power and influence do so in a variety of ways and roles: as swimmers (both former and current), administrators, judges, coaches, officials, writers,...

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Escorting Ben Lecomte Across The Pacific Ocean

The Longest Swim will certainly live up to its name. Whether it is a stage swim, done in a wetsuit or fins, or done in stages, The Longest Swim is an incredible feat of logistics, endurance, planning...

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