Katie Spotz (born 1987) is an American adventurer who became the youngest person to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, departing from Dakar, Senegal on January 3, 2010 and landing in Guyana on March 14, 2010.

Spotz was born in Mentor, Ohio. She graduated from Mentor High School in 2005

In 2008, Spotz became the first person to swim the entire 325 mile (523 km) length of the Allegheny River, which runs between New York state and Pennsylvania. Accompanied by safety kayaker, James Hendershott, the two started at the river’s source in Raymond, Pennsylvania on July 22 and finished at the “Point” where the Allegheny and the Monongahela River join to form the Ohio River in Downtown Pittsburgh less than a month later, on August 21.

On January 3, 2010, Spotz embarked on a solo ocean rowing crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, in a planned 2,473 mile westward route from Senegal to French Guiana.
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Katie Spotz Blog Results

• Updated: Mentor's Katie Spotz lands in Guyana, the youngest person …
  Jules Gibson, Associated PressKatie Spotz, 22, of Mentor, Ohio, rows as a Guyana Coast Guard escorts from behind upon arrival to shore in Georgetown, Guyana, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Spotz, who set out from Dakar, Senegal on Jan. … Read more
• Katie Spotz Rows Across Atlantic
  Katie Spotz became the youngest person to row across the Atlantic Oceans at 22 years old. The American rower touched down in Guyana on Sunday after com… Read more
• Katie Spotz Makes History
  GEORGETOWN (GaeaTimes.com)- After rowing on water for seventy days, five hours and twenty-two minutes, On Sunday Katie Spotz became the youngest person to row alone over the Atlantic. Katie Spotz is only 22 years old.Read more
• Online Fundraising Blog » » Katie Spotz-light
  Today is World Water Day, and here at FirstGiving, we are thrilled to see people raising money online for clean water solutions all over the world. We could think of no better time to highlight the remarkable efforts of Katie Spotz, … Read more
• Katie Spotz Completes Solo Row Across Atlantic
  GEORGETOWN, Guyana — A 22-year-old American rower completed a solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, touching a pier in the coffee-brown waters of Guyana to claim a record as the youngest person to accomplish the feat. Katie … Read more
• Katie Spotz Rower Interview – Popular Mechanics
  On Sunday, Katie Spotz became the youngest person to row across the Atlantic alone. Now, after touching ground for the first time in 70 days, Spotz speaks to PM on the ups and downs of her epic voyage. Read more

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