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Eugene Smurgis | |
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| Born | 19 August 1938 Orenburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 15 November 1993 (aged 55) Bay of Biscay, France |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Ocean rower |
| Known for | -First polar ocean rower -First to row the Northeast Passage |
Eugene Smurgis (19 August 1938 – 15 November 1993) was a Russian Arctic marine explorer, ultra-long distance rower and Arctic rowing pioneer. From 1967 to 1993 Eugene rowed a total of 48,000 km[1] on oceans, seas and rivers; a distance longer than the circumference of the Earth and the greatest distance ever rowed by a solo ultra-endurance rower. He completed 9900 km of coastal polar ocean rows. Most of his pioneering rows were completed in the Arctic in a primitive open boat with no cabin or crawl space.[2][3] He was the first recorded polar ocean rower, as the earlier Antarctic expedition by Ernest Shackleton predominantly relied on sails and used oars only to a marginal degree, therefore not meeting the criteria of ocean rowing.[4]
16-18 (red): Northeast Passage row
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