Lia Ditton

Ditton in a 2019 selfie, on day 4 of a 96-hour out-and-back row from Marina Del Rey clockwise around Santa Catalina Island, solo and unsupported

Aurelia Margaret Ditton (born 1980), also known as Lia Ditton, is a British professional sailor, ocean rower, motivational speaker and conceptual artist.

Ditton is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman. In her first solo crossing of the Atlantic, aged 25, Ditton was the youngest competitor and only woman to finish the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2005.[1] Ditton crossed the finish line 4th in the multihull class after 27 days 9 hours 19 minutes at sea.[2]

In 2020, Ditton set a new women's world record for rowing solo from the US mainland to Hawaii. She completed the journey in 86 days and 10 hours.[3]

  1. ^ "OSTAR 2005". 4 July 2005. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ^ "OSTAR 2005 | OSTAR 2013". ostar.rwyc.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ^ "Briton sets new women's rowing record despite capsizing twice and being told a fellow rower had died on the same route". The Telegraph. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.