Winners of the World's Toughest Row 2025

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We are four young Swiss rowers and former competitive athletes who crossed the Atlantic as part of the World’s Toughest Row 2025. Our start was on the Canary Island of La Gomera. Our destination: Antigua in the Caribbean.

As team 44west, we set out to row across the Atlantic as fast as possible — and that is exactly what we achieved: we crossed the finish line as the first boat. At the same time, we continue to raise as much money as possible for the restoration of coral reefs.

The end of the race is not the end of our mission. With every contribution, we keep pushing forward our coral reef project in the Philippines.

Our crowdfunding campaign achieved an outstanding result during the race. We raised a total of CHF 42,832, nearly three times our original goal of CHF 15,000.

This success enables us, together with rrreefs, to plan and advance the 44west reef project in the Philippines.

We sincerely thank everyone who supported us before, during, and after the race. Your trust and commitment made this possible.

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Degrees of longitude

From the port of San Sebastian de La Gomera (28° 6′ N, 17° 7′ W) to English Harbour in Antigua (17° 1′ N, 61° 46′ W) we crossed a total of 44 degrees of longitude.

Days

The team reached the finish line in 31 days, 8 hours and 8 minutes.

4800

Kilometers

During the crossing, we covered 4,800 kilometres — approximately one eighth of the Earth’s circumference.

1.5M

Rowing strokes

To complete the Atlantic crossing, each team member performed more than 375,000 rowing strokes.

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The Crew

Four daring rowers ready to go beyond the borders of the Swiss lakes for an unforgettable adventure. Our mission is to accomplish something extraordinary that no one in our environment has ever managed before.

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