Amputee Swimmer Sets Two Guinness World Records
Omar Hegazy now holds two underwater records: the longest distance swam in one breath and the longest distance swam in one breath with fins.
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Omar Hegazy now holds two underwater records: the longest distance swam in one breath and the longest distance swam in one breath with fins.
Share now: Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn more. ‘The Swim’ documents Ben Lecomte’s longest swim distance yet — 5,000 miles. Watch long-distance swimmer (and we mean long distance) Ben Lecomte swim 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. The journey took Lacomte approximately 6 months, swimming from Tokyo to San Francisco. The purpose of the feat was to raise awareness of ocean pollution, which he has been doing for a few years now. In 2019, Lecomte swam 300 nautical miles — 8 hours a day for about 3 months — through t...