American woman swims across Atlantic (1 Viewer)

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Page last updated at 13:55 GMT, Sunday, 8 February 2009
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Woman scores Atlantic swim first
Maps showing route

A 56-year-old American athlete has become the first woman on record to swim the Atlantic.

Jennifer Figge took 24 days to swim from the Cape Verde islands off Africa to Trinidad. The exact distance she covered has yet to be calculated.


You have just got to admire people like this.
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