Eduardo Marques

Dr. Eduardo Marques of INESC TEC is a medical research advisor for The Longest Swim team, a solo 6-8 month stage swim by Ben Lecomte from Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan to San Francisco, California, USA.

INESC TEC

INESC TEC is an internationally-oriented multidisciplinary Associate Laboratory with more than 30 years of experience in R&D and technology transfer.

The Longest Swim Support Crew

Onboard Team:
1. Ben Lecomte, swimmer, advocate, founder
2. James 'Scotty' Scott, captain and expedition manager
3. Paul Lecomte, project manager
4. Gino Gönenç Kalganoğlu, filmmaker
5. Tyral Dalitz, research assistant
6. Renaud Gomez, marine scientist
7. Dr. Anastasia Benjafield, doctor
8. Henry McCann, engineer

Support Team on Land:
1. Dr. Spike Briggs MSOS, Chief Medical Advisor
2. Dr. Benjamin Levine, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine and Ben's cardiologist
3. Dr. Molly S. Bray, University of Texas Department of Nutritional Science and Ben's nutritionist
4. Dr. Edward Coyle, University of Texas Department of Kinesiology and Health Education and Ben's kinesiologist
5. Jeremy David, Weather Routing senior meteorologist advisor
6. Dr. Armin T. Ellis, Exploration Institute, logistics coordinator
7. Jacquelin Hipes, Science Program Coordinator
8. Bachir Saouaf, Davis & Goliath, Communication Coordinator
9. Lea Hagemeier, Community and Content Manager
10. Tedde de Boer, Developer of the live tracker

Oceanic Research Advisors:
1. Dr. Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2. Dr. Tracy Mincer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
3. Dr. Michael Degranpre, University of Montana
4. Dr. Kara Lavender Law, Sea Education Association
5. Dr. Erik Zettler, Sea Education Association
6. Dr. Linda Amaral Zettler, Marine Biological Laboratory
7. Dr. Gerald Chris Shank, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
8. Dr. Brett J. Baker, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
9. Dr. Tracy Villareal, University of Texas Marine Science Institute

Medical Research Advisors:
1. Dr. Benjamin Levine, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
2. Dr. Adrian Leblanc, Universities Space Research Association
3. Dr. Jack A. Gilbert, Argonne National Laboratory
4. Dr. Eduardo Marques, INESC TEC

External links

• INESC TEC
• The Longest Swim
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• The Longest Swim Is Getting Closer
• The Longest Swim, A Scientific Expedition
• The Atlantic Swim
• The Pacific Swim
• The Longest Swim Team
• Benoit Lecomte's Solo Swim In The Pacific
• Benoit Lecomte Linked In Bio
• Broadcasting Ben Lecomte Across The Ocean
• Open Water Swimming
• SmackDab In The Middle Of Swimming The Pacific Ocean
• What Is The Scale Of The Longest Swim?
• 48 Years Old And In His Prime
• Who Is On Ben Lecomte's Crew For 6 Months?
• Multi-tasking While Swimming Across The Pacific Ocean
• What Is The Scale Of The Longest Swim?
• Time To Swim Across The Pacific Ocean
• Ben Lecomte's Longest Swim Update
• World's Top 100 Open Water Swims In History
• Indiegogo Campaign Supports The Longest Swim
• Benoît Lecomte Is Now Live On Indiegogo
• Joining The Crew Onboard The Longest Swim
• Ben Lecomte To Swim Along The Kuroshio Current
• Pacific And Atlantic Transoceanic Swims To Begin
• Offshore Odysseys On The Increase
• The Longest Swim To Tackle Every Kilometer Of The Pacific
• Kara Lavender Law & Ben Lecomte Studying The Pacific
• Myriad Details Of The Longest Swim
• Gotta Like It...The Longest Swim
• How Technology Changes Things In The Open Water
• Ben Lecomte Ben Hooper Crossing The Ocean
• It Is Not A Transponder, It Is A RadBand
• Is There A Doctor On Board?
• The Longest Swim, A Scientific Expedition
• Where Are They Now? Ben Lecomte
• The Longest Swim Is Getting Closer
• AltaSea, Where Ocean Innovators Work Together
• Ben Lecomte Going With The Flow Across The Pacific
• AltaSea, Where Ocean Innovators Work Together
• The Longest Preparation For The Longest Swim
• Heading To The Longest Swim
• The Science Behind The Longest Swim
• XPRIZE Ocean Initiative's Big Ocean Button Challenge
• Scientific Research During The Longest Swim