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Occupational therapist completes ‘ world ’ s toughest row ’

Following a three-year campaign , Jessica Mullins , a British occupational therapist , has completed a gruelling rowing mission across the Atlantic Ocean for charity .

Dubbed the ‘ World ’ s Toughest Row ’, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge race is a 3,000 mile mission from La Gomera in Spain to Antigua , and is known as one of the most challenging endurance races in the world .

Jessica was the skipper and project manager of their four-man mixed team , IN DEEP SHIP . Overall , they raised around £ 70,000 to run the campaign and donate to their chosen charities on the challenge .

Jessica told OTnews : ‘ We became a world first of our team dynamic – three women and one man . To put it into perspective , only a few hundred women have ever successfully completed the crossing and significantly more people have climbed Everest .’

She added : We are four ordinary friends achieving the extraordinary . We have wanted to inspire others to push their own limits and see that anything is possible with enough grit and determination … after all isn ’ t that the same inspiration we apply to our patients every single day and the resilience we witness through their adversity ?

‘ Over the years working as an occupational therapist , I have developed skills that I found transferable to the leadership role I offered to this expedition . I truly believe that it is my journey as a therapist that has contributed to the success of my Atlantic achievement .’

A podcast can be found at https :// podcasts . apple . com / gb / podcast / defiant-optimism / id15983 03141 and to read about the key milestones in their journey www . indeepship . com .

Above : Jessica ( standing in the top image ) and the team at the finish line

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