Transatlantic swim

Ben Hooper's Swim the Big Blue course across the Atlantic Ocean starting in Dakar

noun - A transatlantic swim is a transoceanic swim across the Atlantic Ocean.

Usage

Ben Lecomte is attempting a transatlantic stage swim during 2016.

Transoceanic Swims in the Atlantic Ocean

At least 5 open water swimmers have attempted, planned or completed transoceanic assisted stage swims across the Atlantic Ocean:

• Benoît Lecomte
• Jennifer Figge
• Dan Martin
• Guy Delage
• Ben Hooper, 1,731 miles (2,786 km) from Dakar, Senegal to Natal, Brazil
• Michael Ventre in 2017

Transoceanic Swim in the Pacific Ocean

• Ben Lecomte from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, California is attempting a transoceanic assisted stage swim, 5,419 miles (8,721 km) across the Pacific Ocean.

Synonyms

transoceanic swim, transatlantic crossing

Types of Open Water Swim Courses

A geometric course refers to the triangular, rectangular or any other multi-side shape of an open water swimming event. It generally has the start and finish at the same point, but not always. The start and finish can be in the water or on land. It can also be referred to as a loop course.

A loop course refers to the shape of an open water swim where swimmers swim around buoys in any geometric shape (e.g., triangular or rectangular), generally starting and finishing at the same point which can be in on land or in the water at a fixed position.

A ship-to-shore course refers to a course that begins on a ship or boat or other type of marine vessel and ends on a nearby shoreline.

A point-to-point course or a linear course refers to the shape of an open water swim where swimmers start and finish at two separate points that can be on land or in the water at a fixed position.

An out-and-back course course refers to the shape of an open water swim where swimmers or triathletes start onshore, head out to a point away from shore in a bay, ocean, sea, lake or estuary, and then return back to the finish at the same point where the swim started.

A bank-to-bank course refers to a course that starts on one bank (of a river or shore) and finishes on the opposite or other bank.

An island-to-island swim is a point-to-point swim from one island to another.

An offshore swim where a majority or all of the swim is located far offshore, away from a continent or mainland.

A coastal swim is an open water swim where most of the course is located along a coast or shoreline.

A transoceanic swim course is an assisted stage swim or relay across one of the world's oceans.

External links

• What Is Open Water Swimming?
• Ben Lecomte Pushing His Limits On WOWSA Live
• From Shore To Shore Across The Atlantic
• Pacific And Atlantic Transoceanic Swims To Begin
• Types of Open Water Swim Courses
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• The Longest Swim To Tackle Every Kilometer Of The Pacific
• Is There A Doctor On Board?
• Kara Lavender Law & Ben Lecomte Studying The Pacific
• Lots Of Hubbub About Michael Ventre's Transoceanic Swim
• The Technicalities Of A Transatlantic Swim
• Getting Carried Away In Atlantic Ocean
• What Does It Take To Swim Across An Ocean?
• Ben Hooper To Be Protected In The Big Arena
• Pacific And Atlantic Transoceanic Swims To Begin
• Swimming Across The Currents Of The Big Blue
• Getting Carried Away In Atlantic Ocean
• Every £ Counts And Is Greatly Appreciated
• Preparing For Swimming The Big Blue
• £20,565 Gets Closer To Helping Oxfam
• Nothing Great Is Easy Across The Ocean
• Ben Lecomte Ben Hooper Crossing The Ocean
• The Longest Swim, A Scientific Expedition
• Ben Hooper Nears Start Of HIs Transatlantic Swim
• Ben Hooper's Dream Carries On
• How Do You Swim From New York To London?
• Discover The Discoverer
• Inspired At The Age Of 8 To Realize A Dream