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American rower shatters records with solo California-to-Hawaii crossing

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American rower shatters records with solo California-to-Hawaii crossing
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Professional rafting guide Kelsey Pfendler completed a solo 2,400-mile crossing from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii in just under 44 days, breaking both the women’s and the overall speed records for the California-to-Hawaii crossing according to Ocean Rowing Society International; she chronicled the journey in video diaries, describing blistered hands, sleep deprivation and challenging currents and winds, and urged others to pursue their own big, hard scary challenges.

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  1. Female American rower completes record-breaking solo journey from California to Hawaii  CNN
  2. Record-breaking solo rower Kelsey Pfendler arrives in Hawaii  Hawaii News Now
  3. Grand Canyon rafting guide becomes first American woman to row solo across Pacific in record-breaking fashion  Fox News
  4. Solo female rower completes historic trek from California to Hawaii  KITV
  5. ‘She absolutely crushed it’: Ocean rower set to smash California-to-Hawaii speed record  San Francisco Chronicle

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