Ben Tuff Swim for Clean Ocean Access

START: 5:33 AM - PROVIDENCE

FINISH: 8:21 PM - JAMESTOWN

TOTAL TIME: 14:48:08

TOTAL DISTANCE: 23.36

That’s a wrap! Merely 15 hours, 24 miles later, @ben.tuff & @linleyjake do the impossible! We can’t thank them enough for their commitment to a Clean Healthy Ocean that is Accessible to All.

Special thanks to @endurancedave & the @korey_stringer_institute team for keeping the gents safe!

AND we can forget the 386 donors that supported our goal of $100,000. Ben did his job, and now it's time to finish ours, with less than $9,000 left in our monetary goal; Who can you encourage to join the cause?!

#swimtuff

The Newport Pell Bridge is in sight and Ben knows these waters far too well. Full tilt ahead with the GPS telling us that he has less than 2 miles to go with an estimated arrival around 8:30 PM.

Join us down at the Jamestown Wood Pile Pier, as we await his arrival.

UPDATE 5:08 PM - 18 MILES

Ben is approaching the northern tip of Jamestown, picking up speed at 1.3 MPH.

With ~6 miles left in the swim, his adjusted ETA is in the window of 8:30 to 9:30 PM. Bring your flashlights to direct Ben home!

When the going gets tough, the TUFF gets going!

At 4:00 PM Ben reaches the 16th mile, powering through the wind and waves at a rate of a mile per hour. With Jamestown in sight, he has another 6 to 7 miles to go, and we are hoping for a change in tides to bring him home. #swimtuff

$85,460 raised, $14,540 to go

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Ben is battling a flood #tide and #winds up to 13 MPH in the 14th Mile. Drop a comment to share words of encouragement to help him push to the finish.

“Donations and feedback give me the motivational boost I need when I am out on the water” -Ben Tuff

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