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B.C. woman wins World’s Toughest Row after 38 days crossing the Atlantic

Noelle Helder and team Salty Science crossed the finish line 1st in 3,000-mile race to Antigua
Monique Tamminga
Monique Tamminga
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Penticton’s Noelle Helder and team Salty Science won the women’s class of the World’s Toughest Row 2023. (Submitted photo)

A Penticton woman can now claim the title of winner of the World’s Toughest Row.

On Saturday Jan. 20, at 23:31 local time, Chantale Bégin (Palm Harbour, Florida, USA), Lauren Shea (Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA), Noelle Helder (Penticton, BC, Canada) and Isabelle Cõté (Belcarra, Canada) crossed the finish line in English Harbour, Antigua after 38 days, covering 3,000 miles of Atlantic ocean, claiming victory of the women’s class of the World’s Toughest Row 2023.

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Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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