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New Orleans team breaks records rowing across the Arctic Ocean
ARCTIC OCEAN ROUTE FROM TROMSO, NORWAY, TO LONGYEARBYEN, SVALBARD, JUL 15 – The four-person team broke the previous 15-day record by five days while raising $1 million for New Orleans charities supporting youth and homelessness.
- On July 6, a four-person team including Jimmy Graham rowed across the Arctic Ocean from Troms, Norway, to Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
- The challenge aimed to raise $1 million for New Orleans nonprofits supporting disadvantaged youth, driven by Graham's commitment to giving back.
- The group endured freezing temperatures, two weather-related anchorings, and non-stop rain for 24 hours while alternating two-hour shifts rowing 24 hours a day.
- They completed the 584-mile Arctic Challenge in just over 10 days, beating the previous four-person record of more than 15 days set by Ocean Revival in 2023.
- Their victory established multiple firsts: the first all-American and mixed-gender team to cross a polar ocean; Graham became the first Black person to row a polar ocean.
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