First amputee to row an ocean solo

The first amputee – and physically disabled person – to row an ocean solo, from continent to continent, is Lee "Frank" Spencer (UK), who crossed the Atlantic east to west from Portimao in Portugal to Cayenne in French Guyana in 60 days 16 hours 6 minutes between 9 January and 11 March 2019 on board Rowing Marine. Spencer – a former Royal Marine who lost his right leg in a road-traffic accident while off duty in 2014 – was also the fastest ever solo rower to cross from Europe to South America.

Spencer's row is also the longest-distance solo row by a physically disabled person, covering 3,162 nautical miles (5,856 km; 3,639 miles). Spencer stopped over for repairs in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, on 22 January and resumed his row on 26 January.