👏 Two British women with no previous experience have smashed the world record for the fastest female pair to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic
thetimes.co.uk/article/novice…
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Jessica Oliver, 29, and Charlotte Harris, 30, pulled their way to victory in the gruelling Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge ahead of 35 other teams from across the world 
The two friends, who met at Cardiff University ten years ago, fought 30ft waves, sleep deprivation, hallucinations, heat, blisters, capsizing and a mid-ocean collision in their boat, Cosimo
They finished five days ahead of their nearest rivals in the pairs category when they powered into Antigua on January 26. They also wiped five days off the previous female pairs world record in a time of 45 days, 7 hours and 25 minutes
🗣 Oliver: “It was the most emotional, overwhelming experience ever. I’m still in shock. I can’t believe it.
“We threw the oars down, jumped up and down and gave each other the biggest hug and fell over. It was amazing"
“We threw the oars down, jumped up and down and gave each other the biggest hug and fell over. It was amazing"
Oliver and Harris, from Fleet, Hampshire, signed up in February 2020 as their “next challenge”, having previously undertaken marathons, triathlons, a Kilimanjaro climb and a white-collar boxing event. Neither had rowed before and did not expect to break any records
🗣 Harris: “We’re amazed we even completed the challenge, let alone set a new record. And we’re still friends despite being at sea for weeks in a tiny boat.
“It shows that you really can do anything you put your mind to, which has always been our motto"
“It shows that you really can do anything you put your mind to, which has always been our motto"
The pair hope to raise £100,000 for Shelter and Women’s Aid. So far they have raised almost £43,000
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