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Rowing crew sets world record for crossing Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Hawaii

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WAIKIKI, Hawaii - A four-man crew of rowers set a new world speed record for crossing the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Hawaii.Crew leader Jason Caldwell of Danville said he was glad to be finished with the 2,400-mile feat, which the team completed on Wednesday in 30 days, beating the previous record by nine days.

The 39-year-old leadership development coach has crossed the Atlantic twice, but this was his first bout with the Pacific. He described a harrowing ordeal. "You are sleep deprived, you are malnourished, dehydrated, you've got sores everywhere and stress fractured ribs," he recounted over video call from Waikiki. "Everyone got injuries and they are just getting worse and worse.

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