56-year-old Jennifer Figge became the first woman, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean reaching last year. Thursday 5 February to the beach on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Figge began a bold attempt 12 January, departing from the Cape Verde Islands, located off the west coast of Africa. The American woman was not discouraged then by the strong wind and incoming waves 9 meters high. It was secured by the yacht, where she rested and ate meals. Originally Figge was going to, after covering the distance of approx. 2100 one thousand (3.380 Km), reach the Bahamas, but bad weather conditions forced her to change her route and go to Trinidad, further south. However, this is not the end of her odyssey, because Figge intends to sail from there to the British Virgin Islands, where it is planned to arrive at the end of February. As she admitted in an interview with journalists, she came up with the idea of crossing the Atlantic while traveling by plane over this ocean. The plane was making a lot of turbulence every now and then, and Figge thought, that it would be better to swim. She was preparing for her feat… in a backyard swimming pool in Aspen, in the state of Colorado, where he lives. Figge woke up every day on Fr. 7 in the morning and after breakfast of pasta and baked potatoes, she began to climb the next section – weather permitting. She stayed in the water the longest by 8 Hours, the shortest – By 21 minutes. The yacht's crew handed her bottles of energizing fluid in the water.
The swimmer lost approx. 8 thousand. calories, which she supplemented in the evening by eating meat and fish. The first man, who swam the Atlantic was 10 years ago, a Frenchman, Benoit Lecomte. He has covered the distance 4 thousand. one thousand (6400Km) from Massachusetts to France within 73 Days.
