19-year-old Oliver Crane of New Jersey has become the youngest person in the world to row across the amazing Atlantic Ocean all by himself.
The young gentleman broke the previous record, held by then 22-year-old Katie Spotz, set in 2010.
Crane managed to complete his 3,000-mile voyage in 44 days starting in the Canary Islands and reaching the Caribbean island of Antigua at the end this Sunday.
"It was hard starting out from La Gomera, off the coast of Africa, taking that first stroke and knowing I had close to a million more strokes to go and 3,000 miles left," the teen told a newspaper daily. "But I got through it, and I'm glad to have."
Starting his journey in December, Crane also shared how nerve-wracking and exciting for him it was as he spent Christmas and New Year’s Eve all alone this year for the first time ever. However, he is determined to take on and ace similar adventures.
"Now that I've got this under my belt I’m excited, I'd like to take on new things,” Crane said. “Maybe climb a few mountains. Land-based, definitely. I'm going to take a break from the ocean for a while. I'm enjoying solid ground,” said Crane.