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To change perceptions of sharks, swimmer Lewis Pugh takes the plunge at Martha’s Vineyard
Sharks have been cast as the ultimate villain ever since the movie “Jaws” was released 50 years ago this summer. The film ...
'Jaws' ocean swimmer Lewis Pugh backs Monica Lennon's ecocide law for Scotland
Endurance swimmer and campaigner Pugh has just finished an epic 12-day swim in the waters where 'Jaws' was filmed to raise ...
Lewis Pugh warns we must protect sharks as he completes swim to mark Jaws’ 50th
The British endurance swimmer has finished a 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard, a shark hotspot where the Hollywood ...
Swimmer becomes first to circumnavigate Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — A British-South African endurance athlete became the first person to swim around the island of ...
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Lewis Pugh completes swim in great whites ‘hotspot’ for shark protection as Jaws turns 50
By Eyleen Gomez and Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent It took 12 days but Lewis Pugh has swum 59 miles around the ...
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Lewis Pugh Completes Martha’s Vineyard ‘Shark Swim’ Circumnavigation
Lewis Pugh Completes Martha’s Vineyard ‘Shark Swim’ Circumnavigation British swimmer Lewis Pugh on Monday competed the first ...
Lewis Pugh to swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk about sharks. But he plans to break that this ...