Four rowing teams comprised of military personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy took part in the World's Toughest Row in 2024/25 (Picture: Team V3nture)
Four rowing teams comprised of military personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy took part in the World's Toughest Row in 2024/25 (Picture: Team V3nture)
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British Army and Royal Navy personnel set milestones during the World's Toughest Row

Four rowing teams comprised of military personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy took part in the World's Toughest Row in 2024/25 (Picture: Team V3nture)
Four rowing teams comprised of military personnel from the British Army and Royal Navy took part in the World's Toughest Row in 2024/25 (Picture: Team V3nture)

Four military teams have completed the World's Toughest Row, which saw them cross 3,000 miles (4,800km) of ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua.

Team V3nture, Oarsome Army Educators, Force Atlantic and HMS Oardacious Valkyries all taken part in the challenge, which included personnel from the British Army, and the Royal Navy.

This year's race included the British Army and the Royal Navy's first all-female crews, and the first all-serving military trio.

Thirty-eight teams comprising 110 rowers from 19 nations rowed from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to English Harbour in the Caribbean island of Antigua, a journey that was expected to take approximately six weeks to complete.

Team V3nture became the first serving military team to complete the World's Toughest Row (Picture: Team V3nture)
Team V3nture became the first serving military team to complete the World's Toughest Row (Picture: Team V3nture)

Team V3nture

The trio, which includes Captain Rob Cross of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, Captain Charlie Newman of 7 Para Royal Horse Artillery and Captain Rob Treasure of Cyprus-based 1st Battalion the Rifles, completed the race in 40 days, 17 hours and 40 minutes.

On 21 January, the three officers became the first serving military trio to complete the World's Toughest Row.

Team V3nture completed the race in 7th place overall, 1st in the trio and 6th in the men's classes.

Watch: Oarsome Army Educators have a moment to celebrate

Force Atlantic

Force Atlantic is the British Army's first-ever all-female crew to take on the 3,000-mile row.

Made up of Captain Imogen O'Brien, Major Rebecca Glover, Warrant Officer 1 Sheridan Lucas and Corporal Emma Gibb, the team finished in 46 days and 55 minutes.

They reached the finish line on 26 January at 09:15am.

The team were 18th overall, 13th in the teams of four, and 2nd in the females class.

Watch: HMS Oardacious Valkyries and Force Atlantic cross finish line in World's Toughest Row

Oarsome Army Educators 

The team was made up of Major Dec Lynn, Major Graham Doyle, Lieutenant Jess Hunter, and Lieutenant Gian-Luc Angiolini.

They put in a strong performance and finished the race on 24 January at 15:48, after 44 days, six hours and 38 minutes, finishing in 14th place overall, 9th in the groups of four, and 3rd in the mixed class.

HMS Oardacious Valkyries

HMS Oardacious is the first serving all-female crew from the Royal Navy to take part in the World's Toughest Row.

The Portsmouth-based crew of Petty Officer Aaby Aldridge, Lieutenant Commander Ali Aindow, Lieutenant Commander Izzy Rawlinson, and Lieutenant Commander Nic Hall completed the race in 46 days, 12 hours and 26 minutes

This is the fourth HMS Oardacious team that has completed the World's Toughest Race but the first-ever all-women Royal Navy team.

Force Atlantic is the official British Army first all-female team to tackle the World’s Toughest Row (Picture: HMS Oardacious Valkyries)
Force Atlantic is the official British Army first all-female team to tackle the World's Toughest Row (Picture: HMS Oardacious Valkyries)

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