Archive · 20 Sep 2025
French Couple Plans Record Atlantic Relay Swim
A French couple, Matthieu and Chloe Leger Witvoet, will attempt to swim across the Atlantic Ocean in a relay.
They will swim for six hours each day, for three months.
The swim starts from Cape Verde and goes to Guadeloupe, covering 3,800 kilometers.
The couple wants to set records for the longest female ocean crossing and the longest swimming relay.
They are also raising awareness for ocean protection, with over 63,000 schoolchildren participating in educational programs.
A French couple plans a three-month relay swim across the Atlantic.
They will swim from Cape Verde to Guadeloupe, covering 3,800 kilometers.
The couple will take turns swimming for six hours a day.
The swim aims to raise ocean protection awareness.
More than 63,000 schoolchildren are participating in educational programs.
- Who
- French couple Matthieu and Chloe Leger Witvoet
- What
- Plan to swim across the Atlantic Ocean in a three-month relay.
- When
- Starting November 1
- Where
- From Cape Verde to Guadeloupe
- Why
- To raise awareness for ocean protection and set records.
Supporters
Critics
Value of challenge
Supporters
Supportive of the challenge to set records.
Critics
Could question the extreme nature of the undertaking.
- Swimmers
- Matthieu and Chloe Leger Witvoet
- Start Location
- Cape Verde
- End Location
- Guadeloupe
- Distance
- 3,800 kilometers (2,360 miles)
- Duration
- 3 months
- Start Date
- November 1
- Purpose
- Raise ocean protection awareness
