Adam Burke (rower)

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Adam Burke
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NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1]

Adam Burke is an ocean rower from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland.[1] He currently holds two Guinness World Records; firstly as a crew member on the Sara G, the fastest pure class ocean rowing boat to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean east to west,[2] and secondly, as a member of the same crew that rowed the most consecutive days, achieving a distance of over 100 miles per day.[3] The record now stands at 12 days.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Novice Irish rower who broke record by crossing Atlantic is featured in new documentary". independent. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ocean Rowing Society". Ocean Rowing Records. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Ocean Rowing Society". Ocean Rowing Records. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Ocean Rowing Society". Ocean Rowing Records. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.