Four British soldiers have set a new world record for the fastest 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic.

Captain Scott Pollock, 39, Warrant Officer Victoria Blackburn, 39, Sgt Phillip Welch, 37, and Sgt Laura Barrigan, 29, all members of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, completed the crossing from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to English Harbour, Antigua. 

The mixed team, called Force Atlantic, finished the journey on Saturday in 41 days exactly, beating the previous record by a whopping 33 hours. 

They were racing against 34 other teams that were taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

Rowing the world's second largest ocean is acknowledged as the ultimate endurance race. 

More people have summited Mount Everest than have successfully rowed the Atlantic.

Capt Pollock said the team enjoyed seeing a variety of ocean wildlife, although he admitted the voyage had been tough to handle. 

'The sleep deprivation is probably the biggest challenge,' he told the Express.

'We've been getting about three hours sleep every night for the last 40 nights and that is hard to get over.'

The team had set off in December and were raising money for the Royal British Legion. 

It is the country's largest Armed Forces charity, with 235,000 members, 110,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities helping members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families.