70-Year-old Grandpa Becomes Oldest Person to Row Across the Atlantic â And He Raised $1.4Mil for Alzheimerâs
Feb 15, 2021
A 70-year old grandfather has successfully rowed a boat unassisted across the entire Atlantic Oceanâand he did it for others.
As part of a challenge to raise money for research on Alzheimer’s treatments, Frank Rothwell dedicated the extreme feat to his brother-in-law Roger, who succumbed to the disease during Frank’s crossing.
A little more than £1 million ($1.39 million) was raised by almost 10,000 different donors, including a doubling of the first £500,000 ($695,000) from Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation.
Requiring 18 months of hard training, the entire row took eight grueling weeks for Rothwell to travel from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 to the finish line 3,000 miles away in Antigua on February 6.
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(Reuters) - When 70-year-old Frank Rothwell decided to row solo across the Atlantic, he didn't realise just how boring it would be spending nearly two months on the 3,000 miles (4,800 km) journey.
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