Jack Jarvis
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| Jack Jarvis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1993 Southampton, United Kingdom |
| 💼 Occupation | British Soldier, Adventurer |
| 🌐 Website | unitedweconquer.co.uk |
| Twitter= | |
Jack Jarvis is a serving British Soldier who became the first person to row solo from mainland Europe to mainland North America (2022).
Background and Military Career[edit]
Jack's grandfather passed away on 20th November 2007 as a result of a brain tumour.[1].
United We Conquer[edit]
United We Conquer is Jack's brand for his challenges.
Jack's first challenge for United We Conquer was to run a marathon while carrying a 26kg rowing machine. Jack completed the marathon on Pendle Hill in Burnley in nine hours and thirty minutes, raising £5,000 in the process[2].
Following the completion of the marathon, Jack began training for a world first row across the Atlantic[3].
World First Atlantic Row[edit]
In December 2021, Jack Jarvis, completed a world first solo and unsupported Atlantic Ocean row[4].
During the challenge Jack received support from many high profile individuals, including Sir David Beckham[5], Gary Neville[6], Sir Jonny Wilkinson[7] and Sir Steve Redgrave[8].
The challenged raised more than £63,000 for UK brain tumour charity, brainstrust[9]
TV and radio appearances[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Cause". United We Conquer. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ "Jack's Pendle Hill rowing challenge is a drop in the ocean". www.burnleyexpress.net. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ Costello, Ellie (2021-08-12). "British soldier aiming to be first person to row across the Atlantic from Portugal to Miami". www.gbnews.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ Miami, Jacqui Goddard. "British soldier rows solo across Atlantic in 111 days". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ "David Beckham surprises solo Atlantic rower with video message". BBC News. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ Gary Neville sends his well wishes, retrieved 2022-04-05
- ↑ A shout-out from Jonny Wilkinson!, retrieved 2022-04-05
- ↑ Jack Jarvis on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2022-04-05
- ↑ "Jack's row solo from Europe to North America. The challenge will be a world-first and will cover 4,500 nautical miles across 100 days". JustGiving. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ "https://mobile.twitter.com/bbcbreakfast/status/1489132097994375172". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-04-05. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ Walters, Amy Wiltshire Alex. "Royal Engineer begins world-first Atlantic row in memory of late grandfather". Forces Network. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
- ↑ British solider to row solo from Portugal to America, retrieved 2022-04-05
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/skynews/status/1462744163271778306". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-04-05. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "talkSPORT". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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