Oliver Crane (born June 19, 1998)[1] is an American rower who formerly held the record of the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean until his record was surpassed by Lukas Haitzmann in 2019.
[2][3] Raised in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, Crane took a year off after graduating from the Peddie School and before he enrolled at Princeton University to undertake his transatlantic journey.
[4] On December 12, 2017, Crane started his 3,000-nautical-mile (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) journey from the Canary Islands to Antigua to become the youngest person to solo row across the Atlantic Ocean.
Crane raised $73,000 for Oceana, an ocean conservation advocacy organization and HomeFront, a New Jersey charity that helps the homeless.
[5] Crane completed his journey in a 23-foot (7.0 m) vessel that was equipped with navigation systems, a water purifier, freeze-dried food, a radio, and solar panels.