21-year-old sets new record for youngest female to row solo across Atlantic

21-year-old Jasmine Harrison set a new world record as the youngest female to complete a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean when she arrived in Antigua Saturday afternoon.

Harrison, from North Yorkshire, UK, completed the approximately 3000 mile (4828km) journey from the Canary Islands in 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge event that began in December.

21 boats from around the world took part in the event this year with some solo and others with teams of up to four rowers that departed La Gomera in the Canary Islands for Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean.

Earlier, 70-year-old Briton Frank Rothwell became oldest to row solo across Atlantic as he took part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, an annual race from the Canary Islands to Antigua.

After 56 days, two hours and 41 minutes, Rothwell arrived at Antigua's English Harbour to place fourth out of eight in his category and also become the oldest man to row solo across the Atlantic.