Jake looks at pollution

Geoff Roberts
July 18, 2025

At the end of next year, data scientist and rower Jake Still plans to embark on an almighty rowing challenge while fundraising to support the restoration of his beloved rivers back home. Spending up to 50 or so days at sea alone, he’s aiming row across the Atlantic solo. This is one of his series of guest blog posts, in which he’ll keep us updated with his training and eventual race progress.


Jake explores some sources of pollution on the Aire

Jake Still is rowing the Atlantic in December. He is concerned about pollution in the River Aire where he trains. There are many ways that sewage and plastics enter our watercourses and Jake shows us two that contribute to our rivers’ poor states. Have a look at his video, in which he visits a couple of examples of pollution on the river where he currently rows.


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