{"id":334842,"date":"2026-01-29T21:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T02:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/us-rower-speaks-on-final-day-of-atlantic-ocean-solo-journey-from-spain-to-antigua"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T02:22:15","slug":"us-rower-speaks-on-final-day-of-atlantic-ocean-solo-journey-from-spain-to-antigua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/us-rower-speaks-on-final-day-of-atlantic-ocean-solo-journey-from-spain-to-antigua","title":{"rendered":"US rower speaks on remaining day of Atlantic Ocean solo journey from Spain to Antigua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">A 25-year-old woman who has chronicled her solo rowing <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/news\/story\/woman-sets-record-oldest-person-sail-solo-world-65484034\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">journey<\/a> across the Atlantic Ocean has made it to shore 3,000 miles away from her launch point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Taryn Smith paddled approximately 10 to 12 miles per day after embarking from La Gomera, Spain, 46 days ago. She arrived in the Caribbean along the shores of Antigua on Thursday morning, sharing her celebratory finish on social media and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rwWC7P4jsuo\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur Rnci \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b52707b8-2cbc-450b-96b3-43d566a329c1\/taryn-smith-rower-abc-jt-260129_1769703259482_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b52707b8-2cbc-450b-96b3-43d566a329c1\/taryn-smith-rower-abc-jt-260129_1769703259482_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b52707b8-2cbc-450b-96b3-43d566a329c1\/taryn-smith-rower-abc-jt-260129_1769703259482_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b52707b8-2cbc-450b-96b3-43d566a329c1\/taryn-smith-rower-abc-jt-260129_1769703259482_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"America\" alt=\"America\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b52707b8-2cbc-450b-96b3-43d566a329c1\/taryn-smith-rower-abc-jt-260129_1769703259482_hpMain_16x9.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Taryn Smith, solo rower from U.S. racing in the World&#8217;s Toughest Row.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Taryn Smith via ABC News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I really couldn&#8217;t have done it without all of the support from people back home. So thank you so much for joining me,&#8221; Smith said in a video message on &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; from the middle of the Atlantic, prior to her finish. &#8220;I have never felt less alone in my entire life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Organized by Atlantic Campaigns, World&#8217;s Toughest Row is an &#8220;extreme series of endurance races where individuals from across the globe gather annually to test themselves against Mother Nature and compete to row thousands of kilometres across the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean,&#8221; according to its <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@worldstoughestrow\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">YouTube page description<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Smith, who battled rain and rough seas during her World&#8217;s Toughest Row challenge, posted daily updates on Instagram to her more than 620,000 followers, including motivational moments that have kept her going strong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">From stunning sunrises to playful pods of dolphins, Smith said the beauty along the journey got her through her most difficult days at sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;A pod of dolphins swam with me which was<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->very<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->cool. I cried because I really needed a friend in that moment and the dolphins came and they were gorgeous and happy and it was beautiful,&#8221; she said in one of her daily video updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Smith&#8217;s watercraft was complete with meals, snack packs, and a water maker, plus she had a cabin in the stern of the boat to sleep at night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">During a summer in college, Smith worked at Redfish Lake Lodge, an adventure hospitality resort in Idaho, which kept drawing her back seasonally and eventually turned into a career full of travel in the winter offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Smith said when she first read about the World&#8217;s Toughest Row in a Vogue article, she &#8220;thought it sounded like the most fantastic adventure in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Who wouldn&#8217;t want to do that?&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;So I signed up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Speaking about how she began her journey, Smith said in a video on <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTaFsZ8DSOt\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">Instagram<\/a> earlier this month that she started her campaign to row across the Atlantic &#8220;having never rowed, never been on a rowboat in my entire life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">After being accepted to the World&#8217;s Toughest Row challenge, the human resources manager and yoga instructor from Nebraska said she trained for three years to prepare herself for the journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Speaking with &#8220;GMA,&#8221; Smith said she would save the reason why she embarked on this nautical undertaking for a story at the finish line but added that she chose to represent the nonprofit Girls on the Run, which empowers school-aged girls through physical activity and confidence building.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/Living\/us-rower-checks-final-day-atlantic-ocean-amid\/story?id=129664848\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 25-year-old woman who has chronicled her solo rowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean has made it to shore 3,000 miles away from her launch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":334845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[502,8477,7005,3045,13003,1779,13002,156,13001,2188,12849],"class_list":["post-334842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-america","tag-antigua","tag-atlantic-ocean","tag-caribbean","tag-human-assets-supervisor-and-yoga-teacher","tag-nebraska","tag-redfish-lake-lodge","tag-social-media","tag-solo-rower","tag-spain","tag-taryn-smith"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334842"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":334844,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334842\/revisions\/334844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}