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LIST OF THE YOUNGEST AND
OLDEST OCEANROWERS AND TEAMS
ROWS COMPLETED
Compiled by the
Oceanrowing.com
Last update April 17
2012
| THE YOUNGEST | |||||
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SURNAME, NAME |
COUNTRY |
DATE OF BIRTH |
DATES OF ROW |
AGE AT THE START AND RECORD |
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| Rachel Flanders | GB | September 3 1990 | December 2 2007 - February 14 2008 | 17 (+2m 29days) - the youngest oceanrower | |
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James Beech |
GB |
February 17 1991 |
January 4 2010 - March 27 2010 |
18 (+10m 18days) - the youngest male oceanrower |
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Katie Spotz |
USA | April 18 1987 |
January 3 - March 14 2010 |
22 (+260d) - the youngest solo oceanrower |
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Tommy Tippetts |
GB |
26 March 1989 |
January 21 April 12 2012 |
22 (+301d) - the youngest male solo oceanrower |
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Tom Heal |
GB |
January 13 1988 |
January 4 - March 25 2010 |
21 (+11m 22d) |
the youngest team |
| Will Smith | February 24 1988 | 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 |
September 3 1990 |
December 2 2007 - February 14 2008 |
17 - the youngest oceanrower |
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James Beech |
GB |
February 17 1991 |
January 4 2010 - March 27 2010 |
18 (10m 18days) - the youngest male oceanrower |
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Katie Spotz |
USA | April 18 1987 |
January 3 - March 14 2010 |
22 (+260d) - the youngest solo oceanrower |
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Tommy Tippetts |
GB | 26 March 1989 |
January 21 -April 12 2012 |
22 (+301d) - the youngest male solo oceanrower |
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Tom Heal |
GB |
January 13 1988 |
January 4 - March 25 2010 |
21 (+11m 22d) |
the youngest team |
| Will Smith | February 24 1988 | 21 (+10m 11d) | |||
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Justin Adkin |
GB |
May 28 1979 |
November 30 2005 - January 8 2006 |
26 (+6m 2d) |
the youngest team of four on this route |
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Martin Adkin |
January 7 1986 |
19 (+10m 23d) |
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Robert Adkin |
June 4 1982 |
23 (+5m 26d) |
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| James Green | February 16 1981 | 24 (+9m 14d) | |||
| Atlantic W- E | |||||
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Oliver Hicks |
GB |
December 3 1981 |
May 27 September 28 2005 |
23 (+175d) - the youngest male solo oceanrower on this route |
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Maud Fontenoy |
France | September 9 1977 |
June 13 - October 9 2003 |
25 - the youngest female oceanrower on this route |
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John Ridgway |
July 8 1938 | June 04 - September 03 1966 | 27 | the youngest team on this route | |
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Chay Blyth |
May 14 1940 | 26 | |||
| Gijs Groeneveld |
Netherlands |
November 23 1978 |
May 27 - July 27 2005 |
26 | the youngest team of four on this route |
| Robert Hoeve | September 29 1977 | 27 | |||
| Jaap Koomen | July 1 1974 | 30 | |||
| Maarten Staarink | June 4 1977 | 27 | |||
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Indian Ocean E - W |
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| Sarah Outen | GB | May 26 1985 | April 1 - August 3 2009 | 23 - the youngest solo oceanrower on this route | |
| Simon Chalk | GB | September 12 1972 | February 27 - June 15 2003 | 30 - the youngest male solo oceanrower on this route | |
| James Thysse | GB | December 8 1986 | April 19 - July 31 2009 | 22 |
the youngest team on this route |
| James Facer-Childs | July 11 1987 | 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 | November 11 1972 | 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 | February 19 1947 - June 3 1996 | August 23 1982-June 14 1983 | 35 - the youngest solo oceanrower on this route | |
| Sylvia Cook | GB | November 28 1938 | April 26 1971- April 22 1972 | 32 (+4m 29d) | the youngest person to row the Pacific |
| John Fairfax | GB | May 21 1937 | April 26 1971- April 22 1972 | 33 | the youngest team to row the Pacific |
| Sylvia Cook | November 28 1938 | 32 | |||
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Mid-Pacific E - W |
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| Quesnel Patrick | USA | March 25 1949 | July 14-November 2 1976 | 27 - the youngest male oceanrower on this route | |
| Maud Fontenoy | France | September 9 1977 | October 1 1980 - Feb 26 1981 | 27 - the youngest female oceanrower on this route | |
| THE OLDEST | |||||
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SURNAME, NAME |
COUNTRY |
DATE OF BIRTH |
DATES OF ROW |
AGE AT THE START AND RECORD |
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| Suzanne Pinto | USA | March 4 1953 | January 31 - March 15 2011 |
57 - the oldest female oceanrower |
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| Tony Short | GB | March 28 1944 | Dec 5 2011 Jan 22 2012 |
67 (+252d) - the oldest oceanrower |
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| Diana Hoff | GB | May 1 1944 | Sept 13 1999 - Jan 5 2000 |
55 - the oldest solo female oceanrower |
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| Pavel Rezvoy | Ukraine | November 28 1938 | 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 |
December 9 1947 |
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 | March 4 1953 | January 31 - March 15 2011 |
57 - the oldest female oceanrower |
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| Tony Short | GB | March 28 1944 | Dec 5 2011 Jan 22 2012 |
67 (+252d) - the oldest oceanrower |
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| Diana Hoff | GB | May 1 1944 | Sept 13 1999 - Jan 5 2000 |
55 - the oldest solo female oceanrower |
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| Pavel Rezvoy | Ukraine | November 28 1938 | January 20 March 22 2004 |
65 - 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 |
December 9 1947 |
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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Don Allum |
GB |
May 17 1937 November 2 1992 | June 21- September 5 1987 |
50 - the oldest oceanrower on this route |
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| Anne Quéméré | France | May 2 1966 | June 3 - August 30 2004 |
38 - the oldest female oceanrower on this route |
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George Harboe |
USA / Norway |
Sept 14 1864- April 4 1908 |
June 06 August 01 1896 |
31 |
- the oldest team of two on this route |
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Gabriel Frank Samuelsen |
1870 June 26 1946 |
26 |
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Ben Foreacre |
GB |
February 2 1970 |
June 10 - September 3 2006 |
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36 |
- the oldest team of four on this route
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| Charlie Martell | November 24 1970 | 35 | |||
| Mark Waterson | March 25 1960 | 46 | |||
| Pete Rowlands | October 3 1960 | 45 | |||
| Atlantic W- E from the USA | |||||
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Joseph Le Guen |
France |
March 29 1947 |
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 |
July 13 1960 |
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 | November 28 1938 | Sept 13 - Nov 9 2005 |
66 - the oldest solo 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) |
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| Helen Taylor | GB | 23 | |||
| Bernard Fissett | Belgium | 46 | |||
| Doug Tuminello | USA | 44 | |||
| Brian Flick | USA | 24 | |||
| Paul Cannon | GB | 45 | |||
| Simon Chalk | GB | September 12 1972 | 37 | ||
| Ian Coach | GB | 40 | |||
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Pacific W - E |
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| Gerard d'Aboville | France | September 5 1945 | July 11- November 21 1991 |
45 - the oldest oceanrower on this route |
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| Mick Dawson | GB | June 12 1964 | May 8 - November 13 2009 | 44 |
- the oldest team to row the Pacific |
| Chris Martin | January 27 1981 | 28 | |||
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Pacific E - W |
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| Jim Shekhdar | GB | November 13 1946 | June 29 2000 March 30 2001 | 53 - the oldest oceanrower to row the Pacific | |
| Kathleen Saville | USA | March 22 1956 | June 29 2000 March 30 2001 | 28 | - the oldest team on this route |
| Curtis Saville |
August
22 1946
April 28 2001 |
37 |
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Mid-Pacific E - W |
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Anders Svedlund |
GB | October 23 1926 - April 20 1979 | February 27 -September 6 1974 | 47 - the oldest oceanrower on this route | |
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