Frank Rothwell (businessman)
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Frank Rothwell OBE is an English businessman and the owner of football team Oldham Athletic.[1][2][3][4] Rothwell bought the club in July 2022.[5]
In February 2021, at age 70, he became the oldest person to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean.[6] At the age of 73, he undertook a second journey, finishing in February 2024.[7] He raised £1.1 million on his first trip and £253,000 on his second, also setting a new world record as the oldest person to row solo across any ocean.[8] In 2025 he received an OBE for his charitable services to dementia research.[9]