Adam Burke (rower) explained

Nationality:Republic of Ireland

Adam Burke is an ocean rower from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland.[1] He currently holds two Guinness World Records; firstly as a crew member on the Sara G, the fastest pure class ocean rowing boat to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean east to west,[2] and secondly, as a member of the same crew that rowed the most consecutive days, achieving a distance of over 100 miles per day.[3] The record now stands at 12 days.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-12-07 . Novice Irish rower who broke record by crossing Atlantic is featured in new documentary . 2022-03-17 . independent . en.
  2. Web site: Ocean Rowing Society. Ocean Rowing Records. 26 February 2011.
  3. Web site: Ocean Rowing Society . Ocean Rowing Records . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921131233/http://www.oceanrowing.com/SaraG_distance.htm . 21 September 2016 .
  4. Web site: Ocean Rowing Society . Ocean Rowing Records . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714224426/http://www.oceanrowing.com/Oceanrowers/Sara_G_Press_release.htm . 14 July 2011 .

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