We met online - now we want to break rowing record
Jenna said: "I'd never met the girls before signing up for the challenge" [Jenna Vincent] Megan, from Swindon, who has been an avid rower for five years, is supporting the Best Mates mission after meeting its co-founder.
Key points
- Team member Jenna Vincent, 25, from Poole in Dorset, is no stranger to undertaking athletic feats in the name of charity, having previously cycled the length of the UK to raise money for the Forest Holme Hospice.
- Jenna said: "I'll be forever grateful for the care they gave my family, so being able to give something back through this challenge means a huge amount to me." The women, who call themselves Just Row With It, will set off from the Canary Islands in December.
- Front to back: Jenna, Olivia, and Megan will face "huge waves, sleep deprivation, extreme weather conditions and physical and mental demands" [Jenna Vincent] Jenna wants to inspire women to "take on challenges that might initially seem completely out of reach".
Olivia Stocks, Megan Neely, and Jenna Vincent are competing in the 2026 World's Toughest Row in a record-breaking endeavour to be the youngest female team to row the Atlantic.
In preparation, the women have spent six days a week at the gym and enjoyed extended rowing sessions, with their longest lasting nearly two days.
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- More stories like this I'm carrying a boulder for 100 days to symbolise men's struggles Skateboarders complete Amsterdam charity challenge Trio raise thousands after 'epic' charity challenge Related internet links Just Row With It Forest Holme Hospice Best Mates Charity A Shining Light.
- Sometimes you just have to be willing to give it a go, even when you're scared or unsure of yourself." Beyond this, they are each motivated by "giving back" to causes they admire.
- This year she is supporting them again, tackling the challenge in memory of her godmother and her grandmother who spent their final days being cared for by the hospice.
- Jenna said Forest Holme Hospice Charity first treated her and her brother like family while visiting her godmother there at 11-years-old.
- She is fundraising for the Shining Light charity that supports the Leeds and Newcastle teenage cancer units where Luke was looked after.
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