Frank Rothwell (businessman)
{{Short description|English businessman}}
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Frank Rothwell is an English businessman and the owner of football team Oldham Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/3459807/2022/07/30/oldham-takeover-frank-rothwell/|title=Familiar, fun and flat-capped: Frank Rothwell is a good fit for Oldham|first=Matt|last=Slater|website=The Athletic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/139/main-news/147287/frank-rothwell-a-profile|title=Frank Rothwell - a profile|website=www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/23423989.frank-rothwell-praises-hospital-staff-heart-surgery/|title=Frank Rothwell praises hospital staff after undergoing major heart surgery|website=The Oldham Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/23361397.frank-rothwell-put-heart-soul-oldham-athletic/|title=Chairman Rothwell has put his heart and soul into Latics|website=The Oldham Times}} Rothwell bought the club in July 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62339069|title=Rothwell completes Oldham Athletic takeover|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-55970369|title=Man, 70, dedicates solo Atlantic row to brother-in-law|date=7 February 2021|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} At the age of 73, he undertook a second journey, finishing that in February 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-68307134|title=Frank Rothwell: Atlantic rower passes finish line despite snooze|date=15 February 2024|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} He raised £1.1 million on his first trip and £253,000 on his second trip, also setting a new world record as the oldest person to row solo across any ocean.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/24123297.frank-rothwell-sets-new-world-record-atlantic-row/|title=Frank Rothwell completes Atlantic row and sets new world record|date=15 February 2024|website=The Oldham Times}}