Residence Iceland Occupation Artist and athlete | Citizenship Icelandic | |
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Known for Sports: Fastest Ocean RowerArt: Photography, Large-scale art installations Awards Blue Riband Trophy of Ocean Rowing (2011 till present) Honours -Guinness Title of "The First" for becoming the first person to simultaneously hold world records for the fastest rowing across each of the three oceans-Multiple world records including 6 Guinness World Records by 2016 | ||
Fiann paul exhibition in faroe islands 2009 tv broadcast
Fiann Paul (born 1980, Poland) is an Icelandic artist and athlete. In 2016 he became the fastest ocean rower, holding multiple world records including 6 Guinness World Records, most notably Guinness title of "The First" for becoming the first person to simultaneously hold world records for the fastest rowing across each of the three oceans.
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Sports
Fiann has crossed all three oceans in an unsupported row boat with world-record-breaking speed, setting the overall speed records for the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. He has become the only rower ever to achieve all three records and the only rower to hold all three records simultaneously. Upon this achievement, he was awarded by Guinness World Records the title of "The first person to hold simultaneous overall speed records for ocean rowing all three oceans", one of the highest honors in the history of ocean rowing.
Fiann crossed all the oceans in a man-powered, classic-class boat, competing against wind-advantaged, open-class boats to win the overall speed records. His records constitute the majority of Icelandic sports' Guinness World Records. His total effort performed in ocean rowing was compared to consecutively running approximately 260 marathons. He achieved the highest success rate in the history of ocean rowing, measuring the number of attempted-speed-records to successful expeditions. He was on stroke position for each row, the role that sets the boat's pace. During each crossing, Fiann earned at least one of the most sought-after ocean rowing world records. Presently, he is one of the world's most accomplished rowers.
Art
As an artist, Fiann is the author of numerous national-level Icelandic and international exhibitions including several large-scale, outdoor art installations. His work mainly focuses on themes of indigenous people, children's rights, breastfeeding and animal rights. Notably, he was one of two authors of "Dialog", an outdoor art installation that spanned two main streets in the heart of the capital city with photographs of Icelandic children, 2008. He was also the author of the project, "See It!" promoting the awareness of breastfeeding, an outdoor art installation in downtown Reykjavík at the facade of street Tryggvagata in 2011. As an artist, Fiann was also involved in supporting the welfare of an endangered local breed of horses unique to the Faroe Islands.
Charity and other activities
In 2011 Fiann and Natalie Caroline founded Fiann Paul Foundation, which built a primary school in the Himalayas in 2013. The school educates 150 pupils per year. The project demonstrates two of his main academic interests, architecture and pedagogy. Fiann holds master's degrees in each discipline. In addition to his formal education, Fiann spent 2 years in the Himalayas and 1 1/2 years in the remote parts of Greenland. He considers this time as transformational periods in his life.
Presently, Fiann is pursuing post graduate level studies in Depth Psychology. He is undergoing training to become a Jungian Analyst at the C.G. Jung institute in Zürich. His main focus in the field of Depth Psychology is manhood archetypes. He has conducted multiple lectures, motivational speeches and workshops for youth in different parts of the world.