USA/THE AZORES: BEN LECOMTE PREPARES TO RESUME HIS CROSS-ATLANTC SWIM.

Record ID: 988834

  • Title: USA/THE AZORES: BEN LECOMTE PREPARES TO RESUME HIS CROSS-ATLANTC SWIM.
  • Date: 22nd August 1998
  • Summary: HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS, USA (JULY 16, 1998) (RTV ACCESS ALL) 1. BEN LECOMTE WALKING TOWARDS WATER SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS 2. LECOMTE'S GIRLFRIEND TRINH DANG WATCHING 3. LECOMTE PUTTING ON CAP AND WALKING OUT SHOWING FLIPPERS TO CROWD WHICH READ "TRINH, WILL YOU MARRY ME?" 4. LECOMTE SWIMMING NEXT TO BOAT/PEOPLE ONSHORE WAVING GOODBYE THE AZORES (AUGUST 21) 5. SATELLITE PHONE INTERVIEW WITH LECOMTE UNDER STILL PICTURE OF LECOMTE: "YOU HAVE THE ACCUMULATION OF THE LACK OF SLEEP AND THEN THE SALTY WATER WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO BREATHE - IT HURTS THE THROAT AND AFTER A WHILE IT GETS IRRITATED VERY EASILY. IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DEAL WITH IF YOU TAKE ONE AT A TIME BUT EVERYTHING IS ACCUMULATED AT THE SAME TIME YOU DON'T FEEL AS GOOD PHYSICALLY AND THEN MENTALLY YOU HAVE DOUBTS AT THAT TIME" QUESTION: "HOW HAVE YOU MENTALLY PREPARED YOURSELF FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE SWIM?" "RIGHT NOW I'M JUST TAKING IT A MINUTE AT A TIME AND TRYING FOR THE MINUTE. I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT WHEN I'M GOING TO FINISH. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT A CALENDAR, I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT A MAP. IT'S A MINUTE AT A TIME." (ENGLISH) HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS, USA (JULY 16) 6. BOAT WHICH HAS TRAILED LECOMTE DURING THE SWIM 7. PROVISIONS ON BOAT THE AZORES (AUGUST 21) 8. SATELLITE PHONE INTERVIEW IN FRENCH WITH LECOMTE/ LECOMTE SAYING HE IS TAKING THE SWIM ONE DAY AT A TIME (FRENCH) Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS, USA/ THE AZORES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA55L29KXWRCFQH06NKUC1CKQWE
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