Ocean Rowing Society International

Ocean Rowing Society International
SportOcean Rowing
JurisdictionWorldwide
AbbreviationORSI
Founded1983 (1983) by Kenneth Crutchlow
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
DirectorTatiana Rezvaya-Crutchlow
Official website
www.oceanrowing.com

Ocean Rowing Society International (ORSI) (prior to 2006 known as ORS), is the governing body for international ocean rowing and official adjudicator of ocean rowing records for Guinness World Records. ORSI was founded in 1983 in California by ocean rower Peter Bird and Kenneth F.Crutchlow FRGS. Current coordinators of ORSI are Tatiana Rezvaya-Crutchlow and Chris Martin, and Fiann Paul.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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  6. ^ "The Ocean Rowing Society". www.oceanrowing.com. Retrieved 2019-05-06.  This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported and the GNU Free Documentation License.. Text taken from The Ocean Rowing Society​.