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Jasmine Harrison on being youngest solo female to row Atlantic Ocean

Jasmine Harrison has described the moment she became the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The 21-year-old swimming teacher, from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, arrived in Antigua on Saturday after a 70-day journey.

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21 February 2021

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