Three San Juan County deputies recently rowed across the Atlantic for 52 days as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, also called "The World’s Toughest Row."

San Juan County Sheriff's Office Capt. Mark Pfetzer, Lt. Jarrod Slindee and retired Sgt. Mike Hogue made the 3,000-mile journey, carrying all of their necessary food and supplies. They traveled across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Antigua and Barbuda in the West Indies, according to KOB 4 News.

“You know, the lows were low,” Slindee told KOB 4 News. “I’ve never been in any type of physical or mental exhaustion like that, so it was good to see what my limits are and things of that nature.”

Rowing under the name Team Guardian, the deputies competed against teams from around the world on behalf of Guardian Initiatives, a Farmington-based nonprofit that primarily serves first responders in the Four Corners. Guardian Initiatives works to prevent suicide by raising funds and awareness for training and treatment for all those on the front lines.

“First responder, mental wellness and suicide prevention. Jarrod and I are both first responders, we’re both law enforcement and we’re working for all first responders,” Pfetzer told KOB 4 News. “Not just law enforcement, but fire, EMS, dispatch, and even corrections can be included in that first responder-type fam.”

The exhausting journey took 51 days, 17 hours and 18 minutes before they arrived in Antigua, where they were greeted by family.