With nothing but her small boat for company, British lawyer Victoria Evans battled high winds, big waves and sleep deprivation to record the fastest female solo row across the Atlantic Ocean
After setting off from Tenerife, Spain, on February 11, the 35-year-old covered 4,740 kilometers in 40 days and 19 hours before finally reaching land in Barbados. Despite experiencing extreme conditions and encountering multiple problems along the way, Evans broke the previous world record by over eight days. "It was much harder than I expected," she told CNN Sport."Not physically, but in terms of the conditions.
Vegan endurance athlete Robbie Balenger on his spiritual connection with runningEvans broke the record for the fastest solo female crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. 'We are so capable of training our brains'"I think I really enjoy adventure sport due to the psychological elements of it and how much it forces you to learn about yourself and face up to yourself and the limits of where you can push yourself to," added Evans.
Jasmine Harrison delights in Atlantic Ocean world record rowAdvocating for women in sport Admitting she wasn't particularly sporty as a child, Evans says her 15-year-old self would never have believed she was capable of setting such a record.While the challenge was a personal goal for Evans, she also completed it to raise awareness and money for UK charity Women In Sport which looks to"give every woman and girl the opportunity to take part in sport.
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