A Long Way 4 Water

A Long Way 4 Water is the latest adventure led by Katie Spotz, world record-holder, endurance athlete, and charitable ambassador.

In 2010, Katie set the world record as the youngest person ever to row across the Atlantic Ocean after 70-days alone at sea. Her Row for Water helped 10,000 people get clean drinking water. A Long Way 4 Water is the continuation of the Row for Water journey, cycling and kayaking across South America from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean.

The 1st leg of the journey was completed in November 2023, cycling and kayaking 900 miles from the Atlantic coast of South America in Georgetown, Guyana, reaching the Amazon River in Manaus, Brazil.

The 2nd leg of the journey took 2 weeks to kayak across the Amazon River and cycle through the thickest portion of the Amazon Rainforest, 600 miles from Manaus, Brazil to Porto Velho, Brazil, in June 2024.

The final 1,600-mile leg of the journey from Porto Velho, Brazil to Lima, Peru is launching in September 2024, taking three-weeks to complete the final stretch.

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Why? This journey is more than an adventure; it’s an opportunity to raise funds for a clean water and sanitation projects. One in ten people, right now, are without clean water and sanitation and the goal is to raise $10,000 and help 1,000 people gain access to clean water.

A Long Way 4 Water will mark Katie’s 11th endurance challenge for clean, safe water. Each pedal stroke Katie makes will be one step closer to a world where everyone, everywhere has access to clean water.

adventure stats

3,100 miles
3 Countries
8-10 week total

DONE: ROwing the atlantic

Katie Spotz completed the first stage of the journey, rowing 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the youngest person to do it and only American to row solo from Africa to South America.

1st leg: Cycling + KAYAKING 900-miles across Guyana and Brazil

The first leg of the journey was by bicycle and kayak — 900-miles from the Atlantic Coast in Guyana to the Amazon River in Brazil.
*Date: November 2023*

2nd leg: Cycling + KAYAKING 600-miles acrosS Brazil

The second leg of crossing consisted of 600-miles of cycling and kayaking from the Amazon River to Porto Velho, Brazil, traversing the thickest portions of the Amazon Rainforest.
*Date: June 2024*

Message from Erden Eruç, 18 x GWR holder including 1st to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world by human power and 1st to row the three oceans: Atlantic, Pacific and Indian

I first met Katie Spotz in person when she first visited Seattle to give a presentation about her row across the Atlantic Ocean. I was aware of her cause to bring clean water to underprivileged communities.
During my own journeys, I had seen firsthand how lack of water impacted the lives of children in Papua New Guinea and in Mozambique, who were often burdened with the task of fetching drinking water from great distances. Done on foot typically pushing a loaded bicycle, this stole productive time from their lives that would have been better used learning or doing homework. Children unattended as such were vulnerable, boys included. Simple lack of water in their homes created one of the circumstances which perpetuated the cycle of intergenerational poverty. What Katie offered such communities was hope.
Katie's continued dedication to her cause inspires me. She will no doubt carry on with the immense challenge to cross the continent of South America by human power as she has already tested herself against the elements. May she flow like water to her next destination.