Livar Nysted

Who is Livar Nysted?

Livar Nysted who grew up in the small village Hvannasund in the Faroe Islands is an ocean rower and an artist, a painter. He has achieved five world records in ocean rowing. In 2010 he - together with three other rowers successfully crossed the North Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat, braeking a 114-year old record. In January 2013 he went on another journey, this time the plan was to cross the South Atlantic Ocean with a boat called Avalon, the crew was eight men, they started on 18 January from Puerto de Mogán, Grand Canaria, their plan was to row to Port Saint Charles, Barbados. They made it all the way to Barbados on 22 February 2013 after rowing for 32 days, 12 hours and 41 minutes. Later the same year Nysted went on another expedition together with two other men. Their journey started in Australia on 9 June 2013. They crossed the Indian Ocean by rowing. They arrived at Mauritius on 5 August 2013 after rowing for 57 days, 15 hours and 49 minutes, which was new world recored. Livar sat three world records after completing this journey: he and the two others were the first crew of three to cross the Indian Ocean, they were also the fastest rowing crew to row this distance and Livar sat a new world record for having crossed two oceans in a rowing boat within the same year.