Oceanic Proportions
The Longest Swim
PROGEA ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITYBEN LECOMTE HAS COMPLETE ANOTHER SWIM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A GREAT CAUSE. - AND IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME HE’S DONE IT. IN 1998, HE BECAME THE FIRST MAN TO SWIM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHOUT A KICKBOARD. HE DID IT TO RAISE MONEY AND AWARENESS FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER.
NOW HE HAS A NEW ADVENTURE
THIS TIME BEN ICOMPLETED A SWIM OF 300 NAUTICAL MILES THROUGH THE PLASTIC VORTEX BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE CALIFORNIA COAST OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TRIP WAS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF THE 8 MILLION POUNDS OF PLASTIC TRASH WHICH IS DUMPED INTO THE OCEANS EACH YEAR, AND WE ARE PROGEA ARE PROUD TO BE SPONSORING HIS SWIM.
For more information, visit Ben’s website