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Lecompte Benoît (w2178)

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  • Description: In 1998, Benoît Lecompte became the first daring individual to swim across the Atlantic. He covered the 5'500 km that separate France from the United States in 74 days
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1967-
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Swimming, A nuoto, A la nage
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
  • Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Lecomte
  • Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771229
Ben Lecomte started The Vortex Swim, a 300 nm solo stage swim in June 2019 through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean (openwaterpedia.com)
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Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
Globetrotter contemporanei, Contemporary globetrotters, Globetrotteurs contemporains
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