Four down, three seas to go for UK swimmer Lewis Pugh

22 August 2014 - 16:59 By Times LIVE
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Lewis Pugh completes Black Sea Swim in Seven Seas Campaign.
Lewis Pugh completes Black Sea Swim in Seven Seas Campaign.
Image: Kevin Trautman.

Endurance swimmer and United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh completed the fourth leg of his Seven Swims in the Seven Seas for 1 Reason campaign.

The campaign was launched to highlight the need for, and importance of Marine Protected Areas on the global agenda.

Lewis completed his 10km swim off the coast of Sile, a town outside of Istanbul, Turkey in 2 hours 48 minutes.

Lewis said: “It was like a washing machine out there. Big waves and swell. Tough swimming conditions. I am very grateful to 5 Turkish swimmers who took turns to pace me over the 10km, and who share our vision for more Marine Protected Areas in this part of the world.

"Currently only 2.4% of Turkish water is set aside as a Marine Protected Area. I urge all the countries around the Black Sea to protect it more. It’s such a beautiful part of the world and a crucial ecosystem.”

Lewis will make his next journey to Aqaba, Jordan where he will undertake a 15km swim in the Red Sea as the fifth leg of his campaign.

Follow Lewis’s progress via his website, www.lewispugh.com on Twitter @LewisPugh or use the #7Swims and Facebook – Lewis Pugh.

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