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Shirley Thompson

LIFE BEGINS AT 60 –   WOMAN ROWS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SOLO

October 28, 2018 by Paul Smith
Shirley Thompson preparing for her solo Atlantic crossing

Sixty year old Belfast woman, Shirley Thompson, is preparing to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Shirley will become the oldest women to row the ocean solo (and the first Irish woman). Yet she  has never swam nor rowed before she took on this project. “I hate getting my hair wet.” says Shirley who is … Read more

Categories Ireland, Rowing Tags Atlantic, Belfast, Shirley Thompson 4 Comments

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