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LIST OF THE YOUNGEST AND
OLDEST OCEANROWERS AND TEAMS
ROWS COMPLETED
Compiled by the
Oceanrowing.com
Last update March 16
2011
| THE YOUNGEST | ||||
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SURNAME, NAME |
COUNTRY |
DATES OF ROW |
AGE AT THE START AND RECORD |
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| Rachel Flanders | GB | December 2 2007 - February 14 2008 | 17 (+2m 29days) - the youngest oceanrower | |
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James Beech |
GB |
January 4 2010 - March 27 2010 |
18 (+10m 18days) - the youngest male oceanrower |
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Katie Spotz |
USA |
January 3 - March 14 2010 |
22 (+260d) - the youngest solo oceanrower |
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Oliver Hicks |
GB |
May 27 – September 28 2005 |
23 (+175d) - the youngest male solo oceanrower |
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Tom Heal |
GB |
January 4 - March 25 2010 |
21 (+11m 22d) |
the youngest team |
| Will Smith | 21 (+10m 11d) | |||
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Matt Hellier |
GB |
April 19 - June 26 2009 |
20 (+4m 3d) |
the youngest team of four |
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Nick McCorry |
25 (+1m 1d) |
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Phil McCorry |
23 (+11m) |
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| Ian Allen | 24 (+11m 6d) | |||
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Atlantic E-W |
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Rachel Flanders |
GB |
December 2 2007 - February 14 2008 |
17 - the youngest oceanrower |
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James Beech |
GB |
January 4 2010 - March 27 2010 |
18 (10m 18days) - the youngest male oceanrower |
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Katie Spotz |
USA |
January 3 - March 14 2010 |
22 (+260d) - the youngest solo oceanrower |
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Samson (Sam) Knight |
GB |
January 20 -March 19 2004 |
23 - the youngest male solo oceanrower on this route |
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Tom Heal |
GB |
January 4 - March 25 2010 |
21 (+11m 22d) |
the youngest team |
| Will Smith | 21 (+10m 11d) | |||
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Justin Adkin |
GB |
November 30 2005 - January 8 2006 |
26 (+6m 2d) |
the youngest team of four on this route |
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Martin Adkin |
19 (+10m 23d) |
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Robert Adkin |
23 (+5m 26d) |
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| James Green | 24 (+9m 14d) | |||
| Atlantic W- E | ||||
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Oliver Hicks |
GB |
May 27 – September 28 2005 |
23 (+175d) - the youngest male solo oceanrower |
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Maud Fontenoy |
France |
June 13 - October 9 2003 |
25 - the youngest female oceanrower on this route |
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John Ridgway |
June 04 - September 03 1966 | 27 | the youngest team on this route | |
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Chay Blyth |
26 | |||
| Gijs Groeneveld |
Netherlands |
May 27 - July 27 2005 |
26 | the youngest team of four on this route |
| Robert Hoeve | 27 | |||
| Jaap Koomen | 30 | |||
| Maarten Staarink | 27 | |||
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Indian Ocean E - W |
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| Sarah Outen | GB | April 1 - August 3 2009 | 23 - the youngest solo oceanrower on this route | |
| Simon Chalk | GB | February 27 - June 15 2003 | 30 - the youngest male solo oceanrower on this route | |
| James Thysse | GB | April 19 - July 31 2009 | 22 |
the youngest team on this route |
| James Facer-Childs | 22 | |||
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Matt Hellier |
GB |
April 19 - June 26 2009 |
20 (+4m 3d) |
the youngest team of four |
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Nick McCorry |
25 (+1m 1d) |
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Phil McCorry |
23 (+11m) |
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| Ian Allen | 24 (+11m 6d) | |||
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Pacific W - E |
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| Emmanuel Coindre | France | June 24 - October 31 2005 | 32 (+7m13d) | the youngest solo to row the Pacific |
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Pacific E - W |
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| Peter Bird | GB | August 23 1982-June 14 1983 | 35 - the youngest solo oceanrower on this route | |
| Sylvia Cook | GB | April 26 1971- April 22 1972 | 32 (+4m 29d) | the youngest person to row the Pacific |
| John Fairfax | GB | April 26 1971- April 22 1972 | 33 | the youngest team to row the Pacific |
| Sylvia Cook | 32 | |||
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Mid-Pacific E - W |
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| Quesnel Patrick | USA | July 14-November 2 1976 | 27 - the youngest male oceanrower on this route | |
| Maud Fontenoy | France | October 1 1980 - Feb 26 1981 | 27 - the youngest female oceanrower on this route | |
| THE OLDEST | ||||
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SURNAME, NAME |
COUNTRY |
DATES OF ROW |
AGE AT THE START AND RECORD |
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| Suzanne Pinto | USA | January 31 - March 15 2011 |
57 - the oldest female oceanrower |
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| Thomas Butscher |
Switzerland/ Canada |
Jan 15 - March 4 2011 |
67 - the oldest oceanrower |
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| Diana Hoff | GB | Sept 13 1999 - Jan 5 2000 |
55 - the oldest solo female oceanrower |
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| Pavel Rezvoy | Ukraine | Sept 13 - Nov 9 2005 |
66 - the oldest solo oceanrower |
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Tim Bradbury |
GB |
January 29 - May 21 2006 |
54 |
- the oldest team |
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Mike Norman |
GB |
58 |
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Denis Richardson |
USA |
Dec 15 2007 - Jan 20 2008 |
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33 |
- the oldest team of four
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| Chris Cuddihy | 54 | |||
| Ronnie Desiderio | 46 | |||
| Roy Finlay | 46 | |||
| Atlantic E-W | ||||
| Suzanne Pinto | USA | January 31 - March 15 2011 |
57 - the oldest female oceanrower |
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| Thomas Butscher |
Switzerland/ Canada |
Jan 15 - March 4 2011 |
67 - the oldest oceanrower |
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| Diana Hoff | GB | Sept 13 1999 - Jan 5 2000 |
55 - the oldest solo female oceanrower |
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| Pavel Rezvoy | Ukraine | Sept 13 - Nov 9 2005 |
66 - the oldest solo oceanrower |
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Tim Bradbury |
GB |
January 29 - May 21 2006 |
54 |
- the oldest team |
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Mike Norman |
GB |
58 |
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Denis Richardson |
USA |
Dec 15 2007 - Jan 20 2008 |
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33 |
- the oldest team of four
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| Chris Cuddihy | 54 | |||
| Ronnie Desiderio | 46 | |||
| Roy Finlay | 46 | |||
| Atlantic W- E | ||||
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Allum Don |
GB |
June 21- September 5 1987 |
50 - the oldest oceanrower on this route |
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| Quéméré Anne | France | June 3 - August 30 2004 |
38 - the oldest female oceanrower on this route |
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Harboe George |
USA / Norway |
June 06 –August 01 1896 |
31 |
- the oldest team of two on this route |
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Samuelsen Gabriel “Frank” |
26 |
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Ben Foreacre |
GB |
June 10 - September 3 2006 |
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36 |
- the oldest team of four on this route
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| Charlie Martell | 35 | |||
| Mark Waterson | 46 | |||
| Pete Rowlands | 45 | |||
| Atlantic W- E from the USA | ||||
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Joseph Le Guen |
France |
June 13- September 24 1995 |
48 - the oldest oceanrower on this route |
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| Atlantic W- E from Canada | ||||
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Steve Dawson |
GB |
May 31 - July 10 2005 |
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44 |
- the oldest team of four on this route
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| Nigel Morris | 41 | |||
| Robert Munslow | 27 | |||
| George Rock | 42 | |||
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Indian Ocean |
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| Pavel Rezvoy | Ukraine | Sept 13 - Nov 9 2005 |
66 - the oldest oceanrower |
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| Angela Madson | USA | April 28 - June 25 2009 |
49 - the oldest female oceanrower to row the Indian Ocean |
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| Angela Madson | USA | 28 April - 25 June 2009 | 49 |
- the oldest team to row the Indian Ocean (average age - 38.5 years) |
| Helen Taylor | GB | 23 | ||
| Bernard Fissett | Belgium | 46 | ||
| Doug Tuminello | USA | 44 | ||
| Brian Flick | USA | 24 | ||
| Paul Cannon | GB | 45 | ||
| Simon Chalk | GB | 37 | ||
| Ian Coach | GB | 40 | ||
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Pacific W - E |
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| Gerard d'Aboville | France | July 11- November 21 1991 |
45 - the oldest oceanrower on this route |
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| Mick Dawson | GB | May 8 - November 13 2009 | 44 |
- the oldest team to row the Pacific |
| Chris Martin | 28 | |||
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Pacific E - W |
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| Jim Shekhdar | GB | June 29 2000 – March 30 2001 | 53 - the oldest oceanrower to row the Pacific | |
| Kathleen Saville | USA | June 29 2000 – March 30 2001 | 28 | - the oldest team on this route |
| Curtis Saville |
37 |
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Mid-Pacific E - W |
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Anders Svedlund |
GB | February 27 -September 6 1974 | 47 - the oldest oceanrower on this route | |
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