ALUMNAE IN THE NEWS
LEH ALUMNAE ROW FOR GLORY
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In a truly inspirational display of sheer hard work and determination two LEH alumnae and their teammate, who has incurable cancer, have shattered the world record for rowing across the Atlantic. Abby Johnston, Class of 2007, who also works at LEH and was promoted to Head of Rowing just before she set out at the end of last year, teamed up with fellow
alumna Charlotte Irving, Class of 2008, and friend Kat Cordiner, to take part in the world’s toughest row, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. The trio, who together make up Team ExtraOARdinary, completed the 3,000-mile crossing on Sunday 23 January in just 42 days, seven hours and 17 minutes, knocking an astonishing seven days off the female trio world record. As they stepped onto land for the first time in six weeks, they said they felt “wobbly, overwhelmed and happy”. Race organisers said they had shown the impossible was possible. The record-breaking bid hit the headlines around the world and the trio were featured heavily on news bulletins and across international press, ranging from
