Fiann Paul (born Paweł Pietrzak; 15 August 1980) is a Polish-Icelandic explorer known for his exploits in ocean rowing.

He achieved the only human-powered crossing of the Southern Ocean and, as a result, no speed record was adjudicated due to lack of competition.

His total effort performed in ocean rowing was compared to consecutively running approximately 300 marathons.

[19][20] In 2014, Paul became the first person to simultaneously hold overall speed records for the fastest rowing across 2 oceans (Atlantic and Indian).

[10][25] Polar Row I broke the existing Arctic Ocean record by a factor of 3.5, despite being buffeted by headwinds 60% of the time according to Paul.

The row was initially scheduled for December 2018 but was postponed due to lack of availability of an assisting vessel.

[30][31][32][33][34] The row took 12 days, 1 hour and 45 minutes, with the team experiencing sub-zero temperatures, snow, hail, and giant ice bergs unique to Antarctica.