To swim 8800 km in 150 days at 8 hours per day requires a swimming speed of 7.3 km/h. The current 1500m world record time is 14 min, 34 seconds, which equals a speed of 6.2 km/h. Clearly, Mr Lecomte ...

(MENAFN- AFP) Ben Lecomte dived into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, kicking off an epic quest to swim 9,000 kilometres (5,600 miles) from Tokyo to San Francisco, through shark-infested waters choking with ...

Aurélie Rivard has learned to adapt to swimming with no fans in the stands to cheer her on. The Paralympic star can dig deep within herself to find that pre-competitive adrenalin rush. Organizers ...