# Jasmine Harrison

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{{Short description|British adventurer}}
'''Jasmine Harrison''' (born {{circa}} 2000) is a British adventurer. She holds the record as the youngest woman to complete a solo [ocean rowing](/source/ocean_rowing) crossing of the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean), achieving the feat in February 2021 aged 21 as part of the [Atlantic Rowing Race](/source/Atlantic_Rowing_Race).<ref name="DT row solo">{{cite news |title=British woman becomes youngest female to row solo across the Atlantic |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/21/british-woman-becomes-youngest-female-row-across-atlantic/ |access-date=15 March 2026 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028035939/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/21/british-woman-becomes-youngest-female-row-across-atlantic/ |archive-date=28 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thirsk teacher, 21, becomes youngest solo female to row Atlantic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56140263 |website=BBC News |access-date=15 March 2026 |date=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="Oceanographic">{{cite web |title=Jasmine Harrison: Rowing solo across the Atlantic |url=https://oceanographicmagazine.com/features/rowing-across-atlantic/ |website=Oceanographic |access-date=15 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="NYT rowed">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Andrew S. |title=She Rowed Across the Atlantic, Joining a New Wave of Extreme Endurance Athletes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/sports/row-atlantic-ocean-jasmine-harrison.html |access-date=15 March 2026 |work=The New York Times |date=22 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608130750/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/sports/row-atlantic-ocean-jasmine-harrison.html |archive-date=8 June 2025}}</ref> The following year she became the first woman to swim the length of Great Britain from [Land's End to John O'Groats](/source/Land's_End_to_John_O'Groats), covering a journey of 900 miles in 109 days.<ref name="MA">{{cite web |title=Jasmine Harrison on Breaking World Records and a Solo Sail Across the World |url=https://meanderapparel.com/blogs/magazine/qa-with-jasmine-harrison |website=MeanderApparel |access-date=15 March 2026 |language=en |date=6 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="BBC swim">{{cite web |title=Jasmine Harrison is first woman to swim length of UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-63305270 |website=BBC News |access-date=15 March 2026 |date=18 October 2022}}</ref> In March 2026, she completed a solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 19&nbsp;ft (5.8m) plywood yacht as part of the Mini Globe Race, taking 381 days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Record-breaking sailor Jasmine Harrison completes solo world trip |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd8793l47vo |website=BBC News |access-date=15 March 2026 |date=11 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Engelbrecht |first1=Gavin |title=North Yorkshire woman becomes first Brit to sail 'smallest boat around the world' |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/25928506.north-yorkshire-women-makes-history-solo-sail-around-world/ |access-date=15 March 2026 |work=The Northern Echo |date=11 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jasmine Harrison |url=https://minigloberace.com/entrants/jasmine-harrison/ |website=Mini Globe Race |access-date=15 March 2026}}</ref> She is from [Thirsk](/source/Thirsk), North Yorkshire, England, and is a swimming coach and lifeguard.<ref name="MA" />

In 2021, she was named in the [''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 Europe](/source/Forbes_30_Under_30) Sports & Games list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jasmine Harrison |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jasmine-harrison/?list=30under30-europe-sports-games |website=Forbes |access-date=17 March 2026 |language=en |date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

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