Mark Slats and Kai Weidmer set the pair's world record for rowing across the Atlantic during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Photo: Atlantic Campaigns/Yacht Skye Mark Slats and Kai Weidmer set the pair's world record for rowing across the Atlantic during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Photo: Atlantic Campaigns/Yacht Skye
Mark Slats and Kai Weidmer set the pair's world record for rowing across the Atlantic during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Photo: Atlantic Campaigns/Yacht Skye
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Atlantic rowing race winners set pairs world record, Mark Slats bags another Guinness accolade as duo beat all the fours

  • A pair of rowers win the race, beating even the four-person teams, and take days off the former pairs record
  • Mark Slats is also the solo record holder, which he achieved in the 2017-18 race

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Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew

Updated: 9:46pm, 15 Jan, 2021

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Mark Slats and Kai Weidmer set the pair's world record for rowing across the Atlantic during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Photo: Atlantic Campaigns/Yacht Skye Mark Slats and Kai Weidmer set the pair's world record for rowing across the Atlantic during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Photo: Atlantic Campaigns/Yacht Skye
Mark Slats and Kai Weidmer set the pair's world record for rowing across the Atlantic during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Photo: Atlantic Campaigns/Yacht Skye
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