A group of rowers have returned home to a hero's welcome after returning from a world-record attempt at crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Jack Jarvis and his team, made up of David Bruxe, Sam Edwards, and Adam Radcliffe, rowed 3,500 miles from New York to Hampshire.

Jarvis is hoping to confirm that his team beat the official record for the longest distance rowed in 24 hours after claiming to have gone for 140 nautical miles. The previous record is 116.76 miles.

The team had aimed to break the record for the fastest journey across the Atlantic, but after being struck by several storms, they knew they wouldn't catch up for the lost time.

They eventually completed the journey in 56 days and five hours, the previous record was 43 days.

They also hit their goal of raising £100,000 for the chari

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