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The first ocean to be deliberately rowed across was the Atlantic by Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo, two Norwegian-born Americans, in June 1896.The pair left Battery Park, Manhattan, on 6 June 1896, arriving on the Isles of Scilly, 55 days and 13 hours later, having covered 3,250 nautical miles (3,740 mi; 6,020 km).
Anders Johan Svedlund (1926 in Mellösa, Sweden – 1979 in Auckland, New Zealand), was a Swedish born, naturalized New Zealand ocean rowing pioneer. Anders performed 2 of 14 Historic ocean rows listed by Ocean Rowing Society, the official Guinness Adjudicator for ocean rowing. He was the first to row the Indian Ocean, the first to row on the ...
Fiann Paul (born Paweł Pietrzak; 15 August 1980) is a Polish-Icelandic explorer known for his exploits in ocean rowing. [1]Paul is the fastest ocean rower (2016) and the most record-breaking ocean rower (2017).
Jim Shekhdar (born 13 November 1946) [1] is a British ocean rower and was the first person to complete a solo unassisted non-stop crossing of the Pacific Ocean. Career [ edit ]
John Fairfax (21 May 1937 – 8 February 2012) was a British ocean rower and adventurer who, in 1969, rowed across the Atlantic and became the first person to row solo across an ocean. He subsequently went on to become the first to row the Pacific Ocean (with Sylvia Cook ) in 1971 and 1972.
Ditton is the 53rd woman to row the Atlantic Ocean, the 64th woman to row any ocean, the 2nd woman to row the mid-Pacific Ocean solo and the mid-Pacific route's current speed record-holder. Ditton was introduced to the sport of Ocean Rowing in 2008, by an Olympic hopeful rower from Copenhagen .
Sylvia Cook is a British ocean rower and adventurer who, on 22 April 1972, became the first person to row the Pacific Ocean, in tandem with John Fairfax. [1] With this accomplishment she became the first woman to row any ocean. [2] The journey took 363 days at sea from San Francisco to Australia.
The Ocean in a Drop: Navigating from Crisis to Consciousness. Flint. ISBN 978-0750999694. Savage, Roz (2020). The Gifts of Solitude: A Short Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Isolation. Roz Savage. ISBN 979-8637532049. Savage, Roz (2013). Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman's Search For Happiness And Meaning Alone On The Pacific. Hay House.