Solo Crossing
History made in the Maldives by Olympic Rower
On the 30th March at 9:25am Guin Batten became the first person to row solo cross the Zero Degree Channel in the Maldives.
She arrived on the north shore of the Island Atoll Fuamulak after an incident packed 7hours and 16 minutes of rowing, to be greeted by a crowd of school children, locals and officials.
Guin Batten : Olympic Rower
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In 2000 at the Sydney Olympic Games, Guin made history by being part of the crew that won Britain’s first ever female rowing medal at an Olympic Games.