Endurance swimmer is attempting first-ever swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ anniversary

The 55-year-old is undertaking the challenge because he wants to change public perception around the now at-risk animals. Photo: 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 week on a swim around Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, where Jaws was filmed 50 years ago.