Fiann Paul | |
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Born | Paweł Pietrzak 15 August 1980 Warsaw, Poland |
Citizenship | Polish, Icelandic |
Education | C. G. Jung Institute, Zürich (Jungian Analyst) |
Awards | Ocean Explorers Grand Slam (2019) |
Website | fiannpaul rowlaughexplore |
Fiann Paul (born Paweł Pietrzak; 15 August 1980) is a Polish-Icelandic explorer known for his exploits in ocean rowing.[1]
Paul is the fastest ocean rower (2016) and the most record-breaking ocean rower (2017). In 2019, he led the first human-powered transit (by rowing) across the Drake Passage, and the first human-powered expedition on the Southern Ocean. As of 2020, he is the first and only person to achieve the Ocean Explorers Grand Slam, performing open-water crossings on each of the five oceans using human-powered vessels.