The youngest male rower to cross any ocean single-handed is Oliver Hicks (UK, b. 3 December 1981) who rowed Miss Olive, Virgin Atlantic across the Atlantic West to East solo and unsupported between 27 May and 28 September 2005 aged 23 years 175 days at the start. He rowed from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA, to St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, UK, in 123 days 22 hr 8 min to become the first person and the youngest person to row solo and unsupported across the Atlantic West to East from USA land to land.

Martin Adkin is the youngest to row non-solo across any ocean.