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Lewis Pugh Takes On First-Ever Swim Around Martha라이브 바카라 Vineyard To Raise Shark Awareness

The British swimmer Lewis Pugh is set to become the first person to swim around Martha라이브 바카라 Vineyard. He’ll cover the 62-mile journey in cold waters over 12 days to raise awareness for shark conservation. The swim marks the 50th anniversary of Jaws, a film Pugh says wrongly portrayed sharks as villains. His mission begins shortly after the season's first white shark is spotted near Nantucket.

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim around Martha's Vineyard
Swimmer Lewis Pugh | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh gestures to where he will begin his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days, near the Edgartown Lighthouse in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim around Marthas Vineyard
Swimmer Lewis Pugh | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh walks towards the Edgartown lighthouse, which will be the starting point for his 12-day swim around Martha's Vineyard island in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim around Marthas Vineyard
Swimmer Lewis Pugh | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh looks out at Edgartown Harbor, the ending point for his swim around Martha's Vineyard island, which is expected to take 12 days in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim around Marthas Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Island | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa

Audrey Constant, of Marshfield, Massachusetts is wrapped in a towel featuring the "Jaws" movie, while walking on a beach that was used as a filming location for the film five decades ago in Edgartown, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard Island.

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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim around Marthas Vineyard
American Legion Memorial Bridge | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa

A family walks to the span of the American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the "Jaws Bridge", while spending the day fishing in Edgartown, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard Island.

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Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh to swim around Marthas Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Island | Photo: AP/Charles Krupa

A man navigates the wake behind the Martha's Vineyard Ferry in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.

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