French couple swims the Atlantic to raise ocean awareness and inspire students

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00:00A French couple sets to raise ocean awareness in a unique way.

00:03They're swimming.

00:07Matthew and Chloe Witvuet hit the water on Friday from Cape Verde.

00:11They plan to swim more than 2,000 miles to the French Caribbean island of Guadalupe.

00:15The couple takes turns swimming for a total of six hours each day.

00:18They sleep at night in a boat that drifts.

00:21While they're swimming, schoolchildren in France will check in daily on their journey through live video.

00:25Teachers have weekly lesson plans on ocean-related topics based on where the couple is.

00:30The hope is to raise awareness on multiple ocean-related topics.

00:34For Straight Arrow News, I'm Jack Henry.