Chris Martin (rower)

Chris Martin (born 27 January 1981 in Chertsey, Surrey, England) is an English rower.

Martin started rowing at 14 at Hampton School. At the end of his third year of rowing he raced as part of the British team and remained part of the British rowing team at six World Rowing Championships returning with a medal from each.

1997 Hazewinkel, Belgium : World Junior Championships JM8+ 3rd

1998 Ottensheim, Austria : World Junior Championships JM4+ 3rd

1999 Plovdiv, Bulgaria : World Junior Championships JM4- 2nd

2000 Copenhagen, Denmark : Nations Cup M4+ 1st

2001 Ottensheim, Austria : U23 World Championships M4- 2nd

2001 Lucerne, Switzerland : World Rowing Championships M4+ 3rd

Martin also competed in the World Cup races in 2002 but without repeating his earlier medal winning form.

2002 Nottingham, United Kingdom : Commonwealth Regatta M2- 3rd

Having been dropped from the GB squad, Martin turned his attention to ocean rowing and in 2005/06 he rowed across the Atlantic Ocean solo, as part of the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race in 68 days, 15 hours and 19 minutes to become the 31st solo ocean rower to cross the Atlantic Ocean on the East to West route. During his row he also conducted observations on the ocean currents affecting his boat Pacific Pete for Earth & Space Research as part of Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR).

Martin remained an active member within the ocean rowing community and was one of the co-founders of the Association of Ocean Rowers.

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