Mississippi River 1st Solo Woman Fastest Known Paddle: 55D, 8H, 17M

Traci Lynn Martin

May 17-July 11, 2011

2320 miles (approximately)

Supported

Start: Itasca State Park, Minnesota 6am, May 17th, 2021

Finish: Mile Marker Zero, Louisiana 2:17pm, July 11th, 2021

Support Captain: Marv Kuziel

Boat: Stellar SR Surfski

Guinness World Records page

Raceowl.com GPS waypoints

St. Charles Herald article

Notes: Traci, aka the "Mississippi Mermaid", has rheumatoid arthritis and used her trip to show that people who struggle with chronic pain can do amazing things.