Organization

Ocean Rowing Society International

Rowing-record source

Ocean Rowing Society International documents human-powered ocean expeditions and their records. Founded in 1983, it maintains statistics and guidance for ocean rowing and describes its role in Guinness World Records adjudication.

Established: 1983Organization’s own history.Source

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In The Ultra Minute

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July 6, 2026Published in TUM

An ongoing California stage swim and a completed Pacific row

Named in AP’s comparison of Pfendler’s crossing with corresponding route records; formal record ratification is not established.

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AP-attributed comparison with corresponding route records

Kelsey Pfendler

Catherine Breed started Swim California, a first-attempt stage swim of roughly 900 miles. Kelsey Pfendler completed a Monterey–Honolulu row in 43 days, 17 hours and 55 minutes; AP attributed a comparison with the corresponding women’s and men’s route records to Ocean Rowing Society International. This is not a certified, all-ocean or all-category record claim.

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TUM’s July 6 attribution: Corresponding route recordsAP-attributed comparison; no formal certification or all-ocean claim established.Source

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