Atlantic Swimmer Ben Hooper Is Trying To Swim Through The Atlantic..

Ben Hooper has set off in a bid to set the first official world record for swimming across the Atlantic Ocean. He started his 2,000-mile (3,200 km) swim from Dakar harbour in Senegal, west Africa.Mr Hooper's four-month attempt is due to end in Natal in north-east Brazil, next March.The 38-year-old long-distance swimmer from Cheltenham is hoping his sponsored Swim The Big Blue challenge will via IFTTT