A Penticton woman can now claim the title of winner of the World’s Toughest Row.
On Saturday Jan. 20, at 23:31 local time, Chantale Bégin (Palm Harbour, Florida, USA), Lauren Shea (Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA), Noelle Helder (Penticton, BC, Canada) and Isabelle Cõté (Belcarra, Canada) crossed the finish line in English Harbour, Antigua after 38 days, covering 3,000 miles of Atlantic ocean, claiming victory of the women’s class of the World’s Toughest Row 2023.
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