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I am so honored to be able to say that the full le

I am so honored to be able to say that the full length documentary about my 2018 swim is now streaming on @discoveryplus.
I deeply appreciate the hard work and dedication of so many people (on land and at sea) who made it happen. Amazing work from @nomadica.films and @seeker, let's go and watch it!

This is such an honor to be in a research paper be

This is such an honor to be in a research paper beside the astronaut @stationcdrkelly. Amazing findings from Dr. Levine and his team. Thanks to @madmaks89 for his work at sea.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/science/space/astronaut-heart-scott-kelly-nasa.html
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Our silent supporters, the mahi-mahi or common dol

Our silent supporters, the mahi-mahi or common dolphins were very curious and came many times in big numbers to swim around us but without the playfulness of real dolphins.

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Some of the best parts of my day swimming through

Some of the best parts of my day swimming through the #greatpacificgarbagepatch: sunrise, meditation while getting ready, swimming, food breaks and the end of a hard day going back to our support vessel.

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Dismissing science is like sailing without a compa

Dismissing science is like sailing without a compass!
I #voteforscience to protect the future of my children

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Albatross is a curious bird, it always interacted

Albatross is a curious bird, it always interacted with me. Unfortunately plastic debris gets its attention too and I witnessed them eating some pieces.

Happy to be a part of @ulyssenardinofficial team, a company that repurposes fishing nets into #RStrap.

📷 @osleston, @sea.marshall
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Yes, I am somewhere swimming in this vast ocean; I

Yes, I am somewhere swimming in this vast ocean; I can't see where I am going and I can't tell how fast I progress. I lose any notion of space.
My only true point of reference is time, my watch provides me that connection.

It is a great honor to be a member of the @ulyssenardinofficial team, a true marine timepiece innovator, and support its recycling of ghost nets to produce its #RStrap !

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We found household products like toothbrushes and

We found household products like toothbrushes and razors on top of a glossy ocean = the best condition to spot debris. But you can never see what is really in the water column unless you put your head down... and there is so much more plastic!

📷 @sea.marshall, @dwlangdon, @osleston, @joshmunoz
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Ben's junk 2. Another day in the Great Pacific ga

Ben's junk 2. Another day in the Great Pacific garbage patch, finding many fishing buoys. This is not the biggest...but no bowling pin

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This is the biggest piece of trash we found float

This is the biggest piece of trash we found floating at the surface, not much material was under. We easily spotted the yellow buoys from far away. This piece was particular, ghost nets are difficult to find because they bob right under the surface. We found ghost nets bigger than this piece of rubbish. No floating island of plastic...but million of pieces (micro plastics) in the water column.

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Ben's junk -1. These are some of the things I fou

Ben's junk -1. These are some of the things I found in the great Pacific garbage patch, shopping basket and bottles all surrounded by microplastic. What more would I found today: masks, gloves...?

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One year ago I swam under the Golden Gate bridge a

One year ago I swam under the Golden Gate bridge and I concluded the Vortex Swim. Our scientific partners are still working on the samples and data we collected and will provide further analysis. Thanks to all you, who supported and followed us and haven't stopped making a difference.
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"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears

"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea." Isak Dinesen
I know what is mine, Happy Oceans Day! 📷@sea.marshall @joshmunoz
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It is out today! I couldn't be more proud about my

It is out today! I couldn't be more proud about my book "Nageur d'alerte".
It is an introspective view on my swims and has amazing pictures, more than 120 taken by very talented photographers (Joshua Munoz, Corbin Marshall, Adam Hill, David Langdon and Tom Powell). Unfortunately it is only available in French at the moment.
https://www.amazon.fr/Pacifique-nage-Lincroyable-odyss%C3%A9e-Lecomte/dp/2344032282

We have been experiencing what fish have been livi

We have been experiencing what fish have been living through for years when they follow plastic debris and find themselves in the middle of the ocean faraway from their natural habitat: real #confinement and #isolation. 📷@sea.marshall •
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At night, somewhere in the middle of the pacific o

At night, somewhere in the middle of the pacific ocean... Even though the #covid_19 isolation we have been experiencing is physical, we deal with it on an emotional level, and only our mind set makes it bearable or not. 📷@sea.marshall •
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Happy #earthday, remember 71% is water! 📸: @sea

Happy #earthday, remember 71% is water! 📸: @sea.marshall •
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I was confined on a boat for 165 days in 2018 and

I was confined on a boat for 165 days in 2018 and 80 days in 2019 with 9 crew-members who were specifically selected for this task.
Now I have been "confined" in my house for 2 weeks with my wife and 2 kids who have been "selected" to share a life with me and yet I find that more challenging😁

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There is a parallel to be made with the way #plas

There is a parallel to be made with the way #plastic and #covid_19 are creeping into our lives but a difference in the way we react to their disruption. Be safe! 📸: @sea.marshall @joshmunoz

In the series, what do you do when you find... a h

In the series, what do you do when you find... a hawser in the middle of the ocean?
You get naked and...wear it as a tie

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