French marathon swimmer Benoit "Ben" Lecomte, starts his attempt to swim across the Pacific Ocean at Choshi, Chiba prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. (AFP photo)CHOSHI, Japan: Ben Lecomte dived into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, kicking off an epic quest to swim 9,000 kilometres from Tokyo to San Francisco through shark-infested waters choking with plastic waste. - 'Plastic everywhere' -Lecomte aims to swim around eight hours a day and will burn off more than 8,000 calories daily in the process. You have to make sure you always think about something positive or you always have something to think about. "I have a schedule of what I'm going to think about for those eight hours... it's always about keeping my mind occupied."

Source: Bangkok Post June 05, 2018 02:47 UTC