Dynoswim Ocean's 2,100: Swimmer plans odyssey in the Atlantic

Ocean's 2,100: Swimmer plans odyssey in the Atlantic

posted October 24, 2008 @ 4:38 AM | Open Water Swimming category

Jennifer Figge, mother of LeMans series race-car driver Alex Figge, plans to swim 2,100 miles from the coast of Africa to Barbados.

~By Michelle Kaufman

Your 56-year-old mother tells you she plans to swim 2,100 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Cape Verde Islands off the African coast to Barbados. She will swim behind a sailboat, in a giant cage to ward off sharks. She figures she'll be in the water six to eight hours a day, which means it will take her just over two months to fulfill her mission.

Read on at the Miami Herald

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