British man sets off to swim across Atlantic for charity

A British man is attempting to become the first person to swim all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.

38-year-old Ben Hooper has begun a 3,200 kilometer swim from Senegal to Brazil to raise one million British pounds for charity. To that end, Ben has to overcome the challenge he had been training for since 2013.

The project was postponed several times before the current attempt. During the five-month swim, Hooper will brave obstacles such as sharks and bad weather.

Hooper has had a lifelong passion for swimming ever since he almost drowned at the age of five.