About Rowmads
This dynamic crew is a bold mix of medics, adventurers, athletes, and all-around endurance junkies, ready to tackle the 2026 GB Row Challenge. From sailing and rowing to snow, sand, and sea, these five are united by a thirst for adventure and a shared drive to compete in the world’s toughest rowing race.
Meet The Team
Click the names below to learn more about each team member.
Stef is a Royal Navy trauma and orthopaedic registrar, with a passion for adventure.
No stranger to a challenge, he’s commando trained, completed back to back ultramarathons, and more recently skied to the South Pole as part of INSPIRE 22. He’s well used to long hauls, and questionable life choices. Now, he’s trading skis for oars and ice for the ocean, ready to take on the ultimate test of endurance in the GB Row Challenge 2026.
Mike’s fresh out of the RAF where he’s been a doctor specialising in anaesthesia and aeromedical evacuation for the last 9 years. He’s now turning his skills towards his passion for using technology to improve people’s health. A keen sailor and mountaineer who has also skied to the South Pole as part of INSPIRE 22, he’s decided that a major career upheaval is the perfect time to train for a 3,500km rowing race around the UK.
Felix is an RAF emergency medicine doctor currently at Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. As a previous Boat Race reserve and international racer, he’s now swapping to a bigger boat for the GB Row Challenge. Long night shifts should be no problem for this ol’ sea dog! 3,500km of rugged British coastline, changing tides and challenging winds – all whilst collecting valuable research – challenge accepted. Another member of the team who faced the icy conditions of Antarctica, logged his fair share of ultramarathons and proved his steel by completing an ironman. He promised his next beast would be OARSOME!! The GB Row Challenge it is.
Marco Capella (Mog)
A Fire Fighter and Fitness coach with an unusual nickname bestowed upon him! He believes the name was earned due to his unquestionable likeness to the uni-mog:
– outstanding all terrain capability
– tirelessly enduring
– ready for anything attitude
In reality though, it’s due to a pronunciation error at the hands of his young niece!!
Marco would describe himself as pretty ordinary, but he has numerous endurance events under his belt and has found bountiful success in martial arts with British, European and world titles in his collection. There is absolutely no denying, he will be willing to battle and endure whatever the GB Row Challenge has in store.
Sam Gibbons
