Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii

Kelsey Pfendler, a Grand Canyon river-rafting guide, completed a historic solo row from California to Hawaii in just under 44 days, arriving in Honolulu on Friday night. She set records as the first US woman, youngest woman, and fastest woman to complete the 2,400-mile journey, breaking both the previous women's and men's speed records according to the Ocean Rowing Society International. Pfendler documented her nearly six-week solo voyage on social media, sharing the physical and mental challenges of ocean rowing, from blistered hands to managing sleep and weather conditions.