Courtesy of Mark Ruffalo on behalf of Benoit Lecomte who is attempting to swim from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, California.

Benoit Lecomte’s team will identify what he will be exposed to throughout his swim across the Pacific Ocean.

This combination of science and ocean swimming has never been done to this extent or over such long distances, and is a great mix between modern technology and the goals of a single ocean swimmer.

Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association