Blue Earth Summit

Lewis Pugh is a renowned endurance swimmer and ocean advocate. He was the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world. He also pioneered swims across the North Pole and the full length of the English Channel. Recently he swam 520 km down the Hudson River, from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City. In 2013, he was appointed UNEP Patron of the Oceans. Lewis uses his swims to campaign for the protection of the world’s most fragile ecosystems. Through the work of the Lewis Pugh Foundation, over 3.5 million km² of ocean has been safeguarded, an area larger than Western Europe.