The veteran has also broken the able-bodied record set by Stein Hoff in 2002. 

Amputee marine smashes solo Atlantic rowing record by 36 days

Steve Sparkes has spent more than half his life without most of his sight after a diving accident starved his brain of oxygen at 24.

Ex Marine to become first blind person to row across the Pacific

Michael Prendergast, 23, completed the crossing with three team-mates in 49 days.

Five-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins says he will be back rowing next year after his debut ended in disappointment

Sir Bradley Wiggins was on Saturday set to begin a possible bid for a sixth Olympics after swapping his bike for a boat

Bradley Wiggins' return to competition has been confirmed, with the 5-time Olympic cycling champion swapping his bike for a rowing machine.

Sir Steve Redgrave has said children who go to private schools have a better chance of becoming Olympic champions.

Four British rowers who became stranded in the Atlantic Ocean after their boat capsized and they lost their oars have been rescued.

Women attempt to break records with 8,446-mile row from San Francisco to Cairns in Australia

Olympic rower James Cracknell tells ITV he is ready for new challenges after a life-changing accident in 2010, but wants his old self back.

Two British rowers postpone a world record attempt to cross the North Atlantic because of concerns about the number of icebergs.