About
Ben hit the international headlines after revealing what has been described as one of the world’s most ambitious expeditions – to swim “every single mile” of the Atlantic Ocean. According to Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE; the last great bastion to be conquered. Ben’s intended journey, across two thousand miles of open ocean between Senegal and Brazil, would take four months and would enter the record books.
The expedition, called ‘Swim the Big Blue’, following Ben’s death from swimming into thousands of left-over Portuguese Man O’War tentacles and his incredible restart, mid-Atlantic, was eventually thwarted by adverse weather conditions damaging his support vessel. It was a devastating blow following years of painstaking dedication and training. Today, Ben holds the only WOWSA verified attempt to swim The full extent of The Atlantic Ocean.
But despite the setback Ben, a former policeman, and mental health advocate, turned the ‘failure’ into a positive. Today, his story is proof that an “ordinary bloke” can achieve the extraordinary and that mental resilience is key to overcoming adversity.
He is currently training to become a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) and, in his limited spare time, preparing for future Ironman competitions and adventurous, charitable endeavours.
