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Jul 29 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Have you ever thought of rowing across the Pacific Ocean? 🌊🚣‍♀️🌊

A team of four California women just broke a world record in a speedy journey that brought them from San Francisco to Honolulu. #greatpacificrace

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Libby Costello, Sophia Denison-Johnston, Brooke Downes, and Adrienne Smith began their 2,400-nautical-mile Pacific crossing in June.

Thirty-four days, 14 hours and 11 minutes later, the Lat35 team arrived in Hawaii, setting a world record.

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All four women have ties to California. Costello and Denison-Johnston are former UCLA rowers, Downes is a former USC rower, and Smith runs a yoga studio in Santa Barbara.

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Denison-Johnston was the first member of the crew to hear about the Great Pacific Race in February 2021.

When she brought it up to Costello, her former UCLA teammate jumped on board immediately, who was soon followed by Downes and Smith.

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Together the women made up Lat35’s first all-female crew.

On board, they each had a different specialty.

Denison-Johnston was the skipper and medic, Costello was the technician, Downes handled navigation and nutrition, and Smith focused on logistics.

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When they arrived in Honolulu, the Lat35 team was met by an ecstatic crowd of friends, family, and fans.

The four beat the previous women’s world record, set last year, by one day and 12 hours.

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