Meet the Team
Karyna Odom
Karyna has just about done it all: youth sports, feature twirling, flute player, Texas A&M Aggie, Public Educator, proud mom, endurance sport enthusiast, ocean rowing fan, and now… an ocean rower by her own right! She is looking forward to the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge as a means for joy, adventure, and discovery!
Ben Odom
Ben is Karyna’s husband, and a lifelong seeker of adventure (and trouble). Ben got into some trouble when he followed the invitation of his friend and coworker Mat Steinlin, to row across the Atlantic as Team Row4Hope in the 2021 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. He could simply not shut up about ocean rowing since 2019, and he believes that Karyna wants to row the ocean primarily to have him finally cease talking non-stop about ocean rowing (that is unfortunately unlikely). Ben is thrilled to share adventures with Karyna, and looks forward to sharing the ultimate adventure as a pairs team in 2026!