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