Sylvia Cook

John Fairfax and Sylvia Cook in 1968

Sylvia Cook is a British ocean rower and adventurer who, on 22 April 1972, became the first person to row the Pacific Ocean, in tandem with John Fairfax.[1] With this accomplishment she became the first woman to row any ocean.[2] The journey took 363 days at sea from San Francisco to Australia.

  1. ^ Stanford, Peter (26 February 2012). "Sylvia Cook: I rowed the high seas for love". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Sylvia Cook". The Ocean Rowing Society. 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2015. Sylvia became the first woman to row an ocean.