How one female athlete changes from running long distances to swimming the Atlantic!http://expatscapeverde.com/Sun, 20 May 2012 11:02:33 GMThttp://backend.userland.com/rssRSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/Just wanted to let you know Jennifer Figge is about to depart for her first Pacific Crossing, leaving December 26. She intends to swim from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Hawaii.<br /> I wanted to personally invite you to follow her adventures via her new website, <a href="http://Just%20wanted%20to%20let%20you%20know%20Jennifer%20Figge%20is%20about%20to%20depart%20for%20her%20first%20Pacific%20Crossing,%20leaving%20December%2026.%20She%20intends%20to%20swim%20from%20Cabo%20San%20Lucas,%20Mexico%20to%20Hawaii.%20I%20wanted%20to%20personally%20invite%20you%20to%20follow%20her%20adventures%20via%20her%20new%20website,%20www.jenniferfigge.com.%20We%27ll%20be%20linking%20to%20her%20blog%20on%20Facebook,%20so%20stay%20tuned%21%20%20I%20know%20Jennifer%20is%20sad%20she%20won%27t%20be%20going%20to%20Cape%20Verde%20again%20this%20year,%20but%20I%27m%20sure%20she%27ll%20find%20an%20excuse%20to%20return%20in%20the%20future.%20%20Happy%20holidays%20from%20Jennifer%27s%20Aspen,%20CO%20base,%20%20Alison%20Berkley%20and%20Jennifer%20www.jenniferfigge.com">www.jenniferfigge.com</a>.<br /> We'll be linking to her blog on Facebook, so stay tuned!<br /> <br /> I know Jennifer is sad she won't be going to Cape Verde again this year, but I'm sure she'll find an excuse to return in the future.<br /> <br /> Happy holidays from Jennifer's Aspen, CO base,<br /> <br /> Alison Berkley and Jennifer<br /> www.jenniferfigge.com<br /> <a href="http://www.jenniferfigge.com"></a> http://expatscapeverde.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=3931&A=Link&ObjectID=55459&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fexpatscapeverde.com%252f_blog%252fAtlantic_Swim_-_by_Jennifer_Figge%252fpost%252fPacific_swim_by_Jennifer_Figge%252fhttp://expatscapeverde.com/_blog/Atlantic_Swim_-_by_Jennifer_Figge/post/Pacific_swim_by_Jennifer_Figge/Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:02:00 GMT<span style="font-family: arial;">Brilliant news, Jennifer has reached Trinidad and does her first interview with the Denver Post. <div class="UIStoryAttachment_Info"> <div class="UIStoryAttachment_Title"><span><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15161906" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aspen endurance swimmer crosses Atlantic &mdash; again - The Denver Post</a></span></div> <div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption"><span>www.denverpost.com</span></div> <div class="UIStoryAttachment_Copy"><span>Aspen athlete Jennifer Figge again has swum the Atlantic Ocean &mdash; Figge style.</span></div> </div> </span><br /> <br /> <div class="UIStoryAttachment" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;attach&quot;}"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="UIStoryAttachment_Media UIStoryAttachment_MediaSingle" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;}"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="UIMediaItem"> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15161906" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &quot;216fa&quot;, event);" rel="nofollow"> <div class="UIMediaItem_Wrapper"><img alt="" width="328" height="440" style="border: 0pt none;" src="/Jennifer Figge - Atlantic Swim/Jennifer Figge 1 - May 2010.JPG" /></div> </a></div> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15161906" target="_blank" onmousedown="UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this), &quot;216fa&quot;, event);" rel="nofollow"> </a></div> </div> <div class="UIStoryAttachment_Info"><br /> </div> </div> http://expatscapeverde.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=3931&A=Link&ObjectID=50041&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fexpatscapeverde.com%252f_blog%252fAtlantic_Swim_-_by_Jennifer_Figge%252fpost%252fShe's_done_it_again_-_May_2010%252fhttp://expatscapeverde.com/_blog/Atlantic_Swim_-_by_Jennifer_Figge/post/She's_done_it_again_-_May_2010/Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:31:00 GMT<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo below- Jennifer after returning to Sal, April 2009, quietly preparing for a Training Swim, before returning this year to swim the Atlantic again.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" width="372" height="249" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="/Jennifer Figge - Atlantic Swim/What else could you ask for - its beatiful.jpg" /><br /> <br /> </div> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jennifer made her first attempt to be the first woman to swim the Atlantic earlier that year.&nbsp; </span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">More photos to be uploaded and an interesting interview with this excellent and determined athlete.<br /> <br /> Message:<br /> <br /> Jennifer sends a message to all the Expats she met on Sal Island prior to her first swimming fete across the Atlantic.......from Cape Verde to the US. <br /> <br /> Jennifer is back next week (13th April 2010) to get ready to make the swim again........<br /> <br /> Jennifer writes: I am flying into Praia, and from there to Sao Vicente and Mindelo to meet up with my crew in the harbor....sorry to miss you and Sal on this trip!<br /> <br /> The boat and crew of Jamie are leaving the Canaries to meet me down there in Mindelo. The start of the crossing will be from Brava, and the date will be dependent on weather.<br /> <br /> I dream about returning to Sal someday...there is just something about it!<br /> <br /> Let everyone know that I will be watching out for my turtle, that hatched in August, named "Atlantic". You know I have not had a response from the 2 messages in a bottle, so it is time to toss in another...next week!<br /> <br /> All the Best, Jennifer - 8th April 2010<br /> <br /> Photos of Jennifer on Sal pre-Atlantic Challenge attempt in January 2009 : &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/Photo-Gallery" title="Atlantic Swim Challlenge January 2009">7. Atlantic Challenge Jan.09</a><br /> <br /> Movie 1 - My idea to do a Training Swim - April 2009</span> <br /> <br /> <embed width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F6QWakekC14&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /> <br /> Movie 2 - Jen talks about the 30ft waves on her 2008 Atlantic Swim attempt : <br /> <embed width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0Kpa8qjGHkY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /> <br /> Movie 3 - Why we could not anchor a boat in 19,000 ft of water:<br /> <embed width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FaRo3AcbiOI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /> <br /> <br /> More Photos of Jennfier 2009: &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="/Photo-Gallery">6. Jennifer's Pre-Training Swim April 2009</a><br /> <br /> I will post some updates within this blog, for those non Facebook or Twitter enthusiasts. <br /> <br /> Jennifer's blog, website and Facebook / Twitter will be updated during her journey:<br /> <br /> Facebook :&nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Jennifer-Figge/31076423324?ref=ts">Jennifer</a><br /> <br /> Website :&nbsp; <a href="http://jfigge.com/">Jennifer</a><br /> <br /> Blog:&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://jfigge.com/category/blog/">Jennifer<br /> </a><br /> Current position of the boat called 'Jamie' :&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0bpgAxAG4rsoCTL38C9UfNZ6clzEeYjZD">Jennifer</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <br /> Twitter :&nbsp; <a href="http://twitter.com/FiggeSwim">Figgeswim</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 11px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: 12px; font-family: arial;">FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CAPE VERDE, VISIT</span>:</span></strong></span>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.capevertips.co.uk">http://www.capevertips.co.uk</a><br /> <br /> <br /> </p> http://expatscapeverde.com/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=3931&A=Link&ObjectID=47142&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fexpatscapeverde.com%252f_blog%252fAtlantic_Swim_-_by_Jennifer_Figge%252fpost%252fJennifer_is_on_the_way_-_Atlantic_Swim_%25e2%2580%2593_by_Jennifer_Figge_(April_9th_2010)%252fhttp://expatscapeverde.com/_blog/Atlantic_Swim_-_by_Jennifer_Figge/post/Jennifer_is_on_the_way_-_Atlantic_Swim_–_by_Jennifer_Figge_(April_9th_2010)/Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:11:00 GMT