Eliza Dawson will row in a race across the Pacific Ocean this June, crossing parts of a massive gyre of pulverized plastic garbage, as part of an effort to raise awareness of humankind’s impacts on the Earth.
As a member of the University of Washington’s elite women’s varsity crew, Eliza Dawson honed her athletic skills on the sometimes-choppy waters of Lake Washington.
This summer, she’ll test her rowing talent in a far more challenging environment, where small crews of rowers rarely go: the Pacific Ocean.
Dawson is taking part in a 2,400-mile rowing race from Monterey, California, to Honolulu.