AVAILABLE – BEN HOOPER — THE SWIM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Nothing Is Impossible — Memoir

Non-fiction — Rights Available

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Ben Hooper drowned aged five — and lived. That moment forged his obsession with the ocean and the limits of the human body. Decades later he attempted to swim the Atlantic, raising more than £600k, carrying scientific research, inspiring students, and redefining endurance.

He survived jellyfish, storms, injury, mental collapse and clinical death at sea — only for the expedition to fall to violent weather and hull failure. The failure became the triumph: proof that impossible things are attempted by ordinary people.

Adaptation arcs:
• Feature biopic or 4–6 part drama
• Podcast / memoir-based audio
• Motivational speaking + brand tie-ins

Swim the Big Blue — Documentary (Footage captured live at sea)

Documentary — Rights Available

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The expedition, filmed from deck and waterline. Personal video diaries. Bodies breaking. Jellyfish stings. Salt wounds. Clinical death captured on camera. A man fighting himself, the ocean, and time.

A raw true story of resilience, ego, failure, survival — and the need to prove that nothing is impossible.
Co-held with Chief Productions.

Potential distribution:
• Feature doc or 3×60 series
• Streamer placement (Netflix/Disney+/Amazon)
• Festival circuit + educational licensing