Atlantic Crossing 4
Atlantic Crossing 4 is the fourth solo continuous stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean by 60-year-old Jennifer Figge, an American endurance athlete.
She completed the 32-day continuous stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean, starting from Brava Island off the coast of Senegal and ending in Antigua in the Caribbean Sea. She swam a total of 133.25 hours in, covering 265.4 nautical miles (318 miles or 491 km) while drifting 2,792.9 miles (4,439 km).
Contents
Crew
- Jennifer Figge, swimmer
- Tamas Hamor, Captain
- Sara Hajdu, First mate, Chef
- Zoltan Hamor, Engineer
- Zoltan Vad-Horvath, Film maker
- Ewa Gorszczyk, Doctor
- Nick Bilinski, Weather specialist (located in Gran Canaria)
- Alison Margo, Public relation specialist (located in Aspen)
Jennifer Figge
Jennifer Figge is an American endurance athlete who successfully crossed the Strait of Gibraltar twice: once on 29 July 2001 in 7 hours 17 minutes and once on 9 September 2002 in 5 hours 30 minutes.
Beginning at the age of 56 years old, Figge also completed a series of stage swims across the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 from Cape Verde off the coast of Africa to Trinidad in the Caribbean Sea over the course of 1-2 months.At the age of 60, she will attempt a continuous stage swim across the Atlantic Ocean, starting from Brava Island off the coast of Senegal to Antigua in the Carribean Sea called Atlantic Crossing 4.
Videos
External links
- Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Jennifer Figge Official Website
- Open Water Adventure Of A Lifetime
- Adventure On The High Seas
- Finish Line Of The Atlantic Ocean Crossing
- Jennifer Figge's Stage Across The Atlantic
- How Not To Look Like Shark Bait
- Stage Swimming Across The Atlantic
- Beautiful, Beautiful Magnificent Minuteness In The Open Water
- How Far Did Jennifer Figge Swim Across The Atlantic?
- Kids Can Say The Cutest Things
- Go West When Butter Melts Heading South
- Atlantic Ocean Crossing Attempt
- 2008 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year
- AC2100 Update From Somewhere In The Atlantic
- Spot Jennifer Swimming Across The Atlantic
- Ups And Downs Of Ocean Swimming
- Finish Line Of Atlantic Ocean Crossing
- Adventures On The High Seas
- Open Water Adventure Of A Lifetime
- A Dream Of Global Proportions
- A Cause Worth Swimming From Japan To The USA
- Atlantic Crossing 4 - You Can't See Where You're Going
- Unexpected Risks Are Expected In The Open Ocean
- Official Log Of Jennifer Figge's Atlantic Traverse
- Having A Whale Of A Time In The Atlantic Ocean
- Old School Shark Shield
- Stripped Like Sea Snakes For Protection
- Cu Co, Clear Cure
