Two novice rowing teams – the Southsea Scullers and Team Seas Life – take on the World’s Toughest Row across the Atlantic ocean.
The Southsea Scullers are Adam Cresswell, Henry Cheeseman, and Sam Gibbons, and in Team Seas Life is Tom Clowes, Julien Evans, Ollie Phillips, and Stuart Kershaw. Both teams are taking on this ambitious rowing challenge to raise vital funds and awareness for numerous charities, including Cure Parkinson’s.
Alongside a further 41 teams, the Southsea Scullers and Team Seas Life will be rowing 3,000 miles from San Sebastian de La Gomera, Canary Islands to Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua. Setting off on 12 December, the challenge will be a real feat of mental and physical endurance as they face waves up to 20ft high, sleep deprivation, and over a month at sea.
Although neither teams are strangers to endurance and extreme fitness challenges (including marathons, Ironmans, and even summiting Mount Everest), they’ve all had to train hard. Prior to setting off, Tom mentioned he prepared for the epic row by spending a total of 125 hours rowing at sea, vigorous training on an indoor rowing machine, plus some impressive cycling and unicycling challenges to help build up his fitness overall. Tom also discussed why he chose to take on such a grueling challenge:
My cousin Damian was diagnosed with Parkinson’s aged just 54. This is the reason why I am raising funds for Cure Parkinson’s, because we need a cure. Life is short; life can be unfair. Grab it with both hands and make the most of every opportunity.
Everyone at Cure Parkinson’s wishes the Southsea Scullers and Team Seas Life the best of luck as they set off on this incredible fundraising challenge!
