The Impossible Swim
John Procope talks with Anjani Ganase about his relationship with the ocean. In early October, he completed the swim from Scarborough to Toco; and has become one of a few people in the world to swim without stopping for over 24 hours. John Procope swam from southwest Tobago to the rocky northeast coast of Trinidad. Photo by Anjani Ganase “I’d been swimming for several hours now, and the sun was setting. I saw Matelot in the distance and knew I was close. Throughout the swim, the support crew gave regular updates of the distance left to Trinidad. Six miles to go, was the last I heard but more than three hours have passed with encouragement but no progress on distance. Turns out the current was, once again, pushing against me and I was no closer than a couple hours ago. I was angry, I was crying. I wanted to quit! My supporters yell, ‘If you get in this boat, you will regret this for the rest of your life! Keep swimming!’ My eyes welled up with ...