Frank Rothwell is an English businessman and the owner of football team Oldham Athletic. [1] [2] [3] [4] Rothwell bought the club in July 2022. [5]
In February 2021, at age 70, he became the oldest person to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a solo sail across the Atlantic ocean. [6] At the age of 73, he undertook a second journey, finishing that in February 2024. [7] He raised £1.1 million on his first trip and £253,000 on his second trip, also setting a new world record as the oldest person to row solo across any ocean. [8]
Frank Rothwell is an English businessman and the owner of football team Oldham Athletic. [1] [2] [3] [4] Rothwell bought the club in July 2022. [5]
In February 2021, at age 70, he became the oldest person to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a solo sail across the Atlantic ocean. [6] At the age of 73, he undertook a second journey, finishing that in February 2024. [7] He raised £1.1 million on his first trip and £253,000 on his second trip, also setting a new world record as the oldest person to row solo across any ocean. [8]