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Sarah Vesty

Glasgow uni graduate rows 300 miles across Atlantic alone while chugging Irn-Bru

A Glasgow University graduate has set a new record after a solo rowing challenge across the Atlantic - powered by cans of Irn-Bru.

Miriam Payne made the 3000 mile voyage through shark-infested waters over Christmas after setting off from the Canary Islands on December 12.

Rowing alone for almost 18 hours per day over the last two months, the 23-year-old sailed into Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda in the early hours of Friday morning.

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