Record breaking rowers incredible journey!

Four school friends from East Anglia have sailed into the history books after tackling the world's toughest rowing race in record time.

Angus Collins, Gus Barton, Joe Barnett and Jack Mayhew defied tropical storms, hallucinations and agonising pressure sores during the 3,000-mile journey to the finish line in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

The team, Ocean Reunion, was greeted with a heroes' welcome when they docked at English Harbour in Antigua after 37 days and nine hours at sea, where they were met by family and friends from the UK.

Sporting beards and all-over tans, the quartet - who are hoping to raise a hundred thousand pounds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the Teenage Cancer Trust - celebrated with local beer and chocolate after tentatively taking their first few steps on dry land in more than a month.

Team member Gus Barton, said he would compete in the annual race again but only if he was asked by one of his Ocean Reunion crew mates.

He added:

The team rowed in pairs in two-hour shifts to beat the previous race record by four days. Remarkably there could still be a double celebration for Angus Collins.

His sister Bella is in the all-female team Row Like A Girl who are currently in second place.

Click below to hear the team talk about their incredible journey