Four-man team of rowers eye Atlantic Ocean crossing record

A four-man team of rowers are looking to write their names into the history books and become the fastest group to row across the Atlantic Ocean.

Jack Jarvis, David Bruce, Sam Edwards and Adam Radcliffe will row from New York all the way back to Southampton in an attempt to set a record.

On Thursday evening they will embark on a 3,500-mile journey across the North Atlantic in a bid to break the 43-day world record for this route.

They are doing this challenge to raise money for Head Up, a UK charity aimed at promoting mental health awareness for UK armed forces.

“Doing experiences like this can give you magical moments,” Jarvis told BBC South Today.

“It takes a lot of grit but I love the real test of mental fortitude and there are incredible rewards out there like seeing the sunrises, sunsets and the wildlife.

“Having to deal with the test of being in the Atlantic Ocean It will help to be able to deal with the pressures of life and all it throws at you, it gives you those tools you need.”