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Cross-Pacific swimmer begins epic 9,000km quest
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» CHOSHI, Japan: Ben Lecomte dived into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, kicking off an epic quest to swim 9,000 kilometres from Tokyo to San Francisco through shark-infested waters choking with plastic waste.
Swimmer ready to start record Pacific crossing
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» CHOSHI, Japan: Having once vowed never to attempt such madness again, Ben Lecomte is set to take on giant waves, sharks and a pile of floating garbage the size of Texas in a perilous quest to swim across the Pacific Ocean.
British swimmer to cross Atlantic, inspired by boyhood heroes
AFP, Published on 30/10/2016
» DAKAR - As a boy, Ben Hooper wanted to join the British explorers he idolised for surmounting the impossible, and now as he prepares to swim across the Atlantic, he hopes to equal their daring feats -- and survive.
PSG set new French league unbeaten record
AFP, Published on 04/02/2016
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain established a new Ligue 1 record on Wednesday as they stretched their unbeaten streak to 33 matches by easing past Lorient 3-1 at the Parc des Princes.