US: All-Women Rowing Team Makes History After Covering More Than 2,400 Nautical Miles

A team of four female rowers completed a 2,400 nautical mile voyage from California to Hawaii Tuesday morning, making history.

In 34 days, 14 hours and 11 minutes, an all-female rowing team rowed more than 2,400 nautical miles from California to Hawaii to set a world record.

Also known as the Lat35 crew, the four members of the team consist of Libby Costello, Sophia Denison-Johnston, Brooke Downes, and Adrienne Smith. They started their journey from the Great Pacific Race in San Francisco in June and arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday morning.

All-women rowing world record

For an all-female team, the quartet set a world record for rowing unassisted from California to Hawaii.

After arriving in the archipelago, Downes spoke to Good Morning America saying, “I think something that I want people to take away is that these women are so incredible but we're not superhuman. There's nothing that we were born with that makes us any different than anybody else".

Each teammate rowed for two hours at a time with an average of just 90 minutes of sleep per day. It was their first time rowing in the deep ocean unassisted.

Additionally, they ate boil-to-order prepackaged meals and suffered from seasickness, extreme wind and rough seas.

With its world record-setting voyage, the rowing team raised money for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

They also shared their achievement on their crew Instagram account lat35, saying, "Ocean rowers have been under 18 and over 70 years old, some began as ultra athletes, but some began as a bunch of moms that weren't very sporty. Rowing an ocean will push you to your limits, but whilst it is an extreme project, it is a realistic project, and a life-changing experience for anyone that takes it on."

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UPI reported that in 2021, four men set a record for the men's category after rowing from San Francisco to Honolulu in 30 days, 7 hours, and 30 minutes.

Regarding unassisted expeditions, a man from Hawaii who lost both arms and legs to a drunk driver completed the first solo voyage worldwide by a double amputee, setting a Guinness World Record. “Single-handed sailor” Dustin Reynolds set sail on a seven-year solo trip around the world from Kailua Kona in 2014 and returned in December 2021 to his home state.