Team Antigua Island Girls, the first all Black team to row across the Atlantic Ocean

 #047 - Team Antigua Island Girls represented Antigua and Barbuda for the Talisker Whisker Atlantic Campaign in 2019. They rowed 3000 miles from La Gomera to Antigua. They are the first all black and all female team to complete this challenge. 

In this episode, we talked about:

• How did they get into rowing across the Atlantic [1:55] 
• First impressions of rowing [4:26] 
• Challenges of crossing the Atlantic [10:05]
• What impact did rowing the slave trade route have [ ]
• What advice do you have for others [ ]

… and much more.
 
 
 To get in touch with Team Antigua Island Girls, please email them at teamantiguaislandgirls@gmail.com or check out their website: http://antiguabarbudaislandgirls.com/

We hope that the conversation in this podcast helps us all in the rowing world -- no matter your race -- to unify the rowing sport through diversity.
 
 

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