Ben Lecomte plans to swim 5,000 miles in 180 days

Pacific Ocean

Japan

US

San

Francisco

Hawaii

Choshi

Great Pacific

garbage patch

Lecomte will cover 30 miles a day wearing a shark repellent bracelet

Lecomte will cover 30 miles a day wearing a shark repellent bracelet

There are up to 1m microplastic pieces per km2 in the garbage patch

US

Pacific Ocean

Japan

San

Francisco

Choshi

Hawaii

Great Pacific

garbage patch