Danny Longman
Danny Longman (born 11 January 1987) is an English ultra-endurance athlete.[1]
2017 Polar Row[edit]
As part of the 2017 Polar Row expedition, Longman rowed 1,251 nautical miles (1,440 mi; 2,317 km) across the Arctic Ocean with teammates Alex Gregory, Fiann Paul, Tyler Carnevale, Samuel Vie and Carlo Facchino. The 6-man team rowed from Longyearbyen, Svalbard to the Arctic ice pack (79'55'500 N) and then onto Jan Mayen.[2] The Polar Row became the most record-breaking ocean row in history as well as the most record-breaking man-powered expedition. The wider expedition claimed over a dozen world records in total,[3] with Longman being awarded 7 world records including being the first to row across the Greenland Sea" [4] and reaching the northernmost latitude in a rowing vessel [5]
2019 Lake District Swim Challenge[edit]
In August 2019, Longman set a new record for swimming the length of each of the 13 publicly-accessible lakes in the English Lake District (totalling 44 miles, 71 km), while cycling between the lakes. Longman began the human-powered journey at the Southern end of Ullswater with Tom Elliott. Three and a half days later, Longman completed Lake Windermere, England's longest lake, completing the challenge in 78 hours.[6] Unfortunately, Elliott failed to complete the challenge.
2021 Lake District Swim Challenge[edit]
Following George Taplin's new record time of 59 hours, set in 2020 (driving rather than cycling between the lakes),[7] Longman attempted the challenge again in August 2021. Longman set a new record for the 44 miles (71 km) route, with a time of 41 hours and 7 minutes.[8]
2022 Black Sea Row[edit]
In June 2022, Longman rowed 1200 km (745 mi) across the Black Sea with teammates Gregg Botterman, Alex Dumbrava and Roland Burr.[9] The 4-man crew rowed from Mangalia, Romania to Batumi, Georgia.[10] The crew set a new world record for the fastest crossing of the Black Sea, with a time of 9 days, 18 hours and 5 minutes[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Hansen, Helly (27 October 2021). "Danny Longman, Helly Hansen Ambassador".
- ^ "ocean rowing society international". old.oceanrowing.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Freezing Temps and Rotting Hands: Speaking With the Men of the Record-Breaking Polar Row Expedition". Men's Journal. 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "First row across the Greenland Sea". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Northernmost latitude reached by a rowing vessel on the Arctic Ocean Open Waters at the edge of the Arctic ice pack". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Danny Longman's record breaking Lake District swim". Outdoor Swimming Society. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Swimmer completes 13 Lake District lakes in three days". BBC News. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "University lecturer smashes fastest Lake District swimming record". BBC News. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Crew believed to have broken Black Sea rowing record". BBC News. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Four-man crew breaks Black Sea rowing record". BBC News. 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Fastest crossing of the Black Sea rowing (team)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
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