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Aurelia Margaret Ditton (born 1980), also known as Lia Ditton, is a British professional sailor, ocean rower, motivational speaker and conceptual artist.
Ditton is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman. In her first solo crossing of the Atlantic, aged 25, Ditton was the youngest competitor and only woman to finish the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 2005.[1] Ditton crossed the finish line 4th in the multihull class after 27 days 9 hours 19 minutes at sea.[2]
In 2020, Ditton set a new women's world record for rowing solo from the US mainland to Hawaii. She completed the journey in 86 days and 10 hours.[3]
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- ^ "OSTAR 2005 | OSTAR 2013". ostar.rwyc.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "Briton sets new women's rowing record despite capsizing twice and being told a fellow rower had died on the same route". The Telegraph. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.