American rower completes record-breaking solo trip0

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• July 4, 2026

HONOLULU– A Grand Canyon river rafting guide who aspired to become the first American woman to paddle solo across the mid-Pacific completed an unprecedented journey from California to Hawaii. Hundreds of people gathered to cheer on Kelsey Pfendler as she arrived at Honolulu Harbor Friday night in her 21-foot rowboat, Lily, after nearly a month