On June 5, 2018, World Environment Day, Ben Lecomte began his journey across the Pacific Ocean. His two children, Ana and Max, ages 12 and 16, accompanied him for the first 50 meters before hugging him and heading back to shore as part of an emotional sendoff for the swimmer. The water was cold, and while Lecomte had a wetsuit on, his children did not. He waited to see them reach the shore before continuing on his journey.
Ben had a good, yet emotional, first day, keeping his session short in order to ease into the new routine of swimming. He did see two sharks that slowed he and the crew down for a bit, so he called it a day after six hours of swimming.
In his blog post about the first day, he described the drive to the beach as an “intense quiet moment” where “no word could have made the situation less painful.” The quiet intensity was broken up by the press once they arrived at the beach.
By hour two of his swim, the water temperature had dropped, and Ben started to become uncomfortable as the day continued. In hour five, Ben’s crew received the call that a 5-foot shark had been spotted and then a second 3-foot shark was spotted swimming in the opposite direction.
Ben continued to swim for another hour before his medic, Maks, checked on his state, and determined that Ben was getting cold and it was a good start, but time to call it a day at six hours. He made it approximately 9.6 nautical miles.
Hello there, and welcome to my page! I have been working as a full-time freelance writer and editor since 2008 when I decided that while I rather enjoyed philosophy, the Ph.D. program I was in was not a good fit for my life goals. Since then, I have published many papers and articles, started two blogs, worked as a senior editor for a magazine, served on the board of a start-up non-profit organization, and walked across fire.
I strongly believe that it is important to work to make the world a better place – one project at a time. I’ve worked with Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program to construct living quarters for those in need, written content for Stonewall Alliance, and edited the newsletter for my local natural foods cooperative. One of the blogs I founded, Activism My Way is dedicated to helping people get involved with causes they feel passionate about.
Although my academic background is in philosophy and social and political theory, my heart has always been in writing fiction and poetry. I have a novel in progress, and I am working on putting together a collection of short stories to share with readers. I also worked as part of a creative team on a project with a hip hop artist that involved world-building and creating an amazing back story to a concept album. I have worked with several authors to edit their novels (as well as dissertations, children’s books, journal articles, and non-fiction projects).
Non-fiction topics I have written about include pop culture and philosophy, project management, business startups and management, insurance, technology, and much more. I also have created web content for a wide variety of clients (ranging from gas station owners to hotels to lawyers), and I’ve had an opportunity to interview some amazing people (Michele May, Kevin Sorbo, Barbara Taylor Bradford, and Mark Victor Hansen to name only a few). Needless to say, I love what I do.
I enjoy photography, and my subjects these days are usually my children as well as food, beverages, craft projects, and other such things for my blog, Wining Wife™. My favorite subjects are landscapes, nature (particularly clouds, flowers, and trees), and architecture.
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3 thoughts on “Ben Lecomte on Day Two of The Swim.”
We wish Ben and crew a safe journey! See you on the other side!
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We wish Ben and crew a safe journey! See you on the other side!
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Go Ben!
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Great first day!
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