Scientist rowing crew wins “World’s Toughest Row” for ocean conservation

A four-woman team, including a pair of B.C. residents, has claimed victory in one of the world’s most grueling races and raised more than a quarter-million dollars for ocean conservation while they were at it. The “Salty Science” crew claimed first place in the women’s class of the World’s Toughest Row — Atlantic 2023 on Saturday. The competition involves rowing, with no stopping and no support, from San Sebastian de la Gomera in the Canary Islands to Nelsons Dockyard in Antigua. “We’ve been training, the four of us together, for three years,” Lauren Shea, a master’s student at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries told Global News. Shea was joined by Isabelle Côté, an SFU marine biology professor, as well as Chantale Bégin and Noelle Helder, both U.S. academics in marine biology. The quartet, who range in age from 28 to 61 years old, spent 38 days travelling 5,000 km at sea, powered only by their arms. Global’s Kylie Stanton had the details. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10242451/bc-women-worlds-toughest-row/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Rowing #OceanConservation