The farthest distance travelled while bearing the 357 kg weight of Conan’s Wheel is 78 m and was achieved by Pascoau Philippe (France) on the set of L’Ete De Tous Les Records in Argeles-Gazost, France on 6 July 2005. Marco Frigatti in attendance. Exact specs of equipment used detailed fully on attached TV claim form.
The farthest distance by canoe/kayak on flat water in 24 hours by a female was 195.33 km (121.37 mi) by Robyn Benincasa (USA) on Lake San Antonio, California, USA, on 29-30 October 2010. Benincasa was joined by male record-holder Carter Johnson, who abadoned an attempt to break his own record after inclement weather slowed his pace.
The longest recorded distance walked while carrying a 4.5 kg (10 lb) brick in a nominated ungloved hand in an uncradled downward position is 129.347 km (80.37 miles) achieved by Paddy Doyle (UK) on the Monarch’s Way footpath in Warwickshire, UK, on 21 May 2009. Paddy started the walk/speed march at 2.30 am and finished over 18 hours later that evening.
The greatest distance covered on a hand-cranked cycle in 24 hours is 649.85 km (403.80 miles) and was achieved by Thomas Lange (Germany) during the Bike Sebring 12/24 Hours, Sebring, Florida, USA from 14-15 February 2009. This broke the previous record set by Keane West (USA) at last year’s race. In fact it was his world record achievement that drew attention to the race and attracted competitors from across the United States and the world. Keane West finished second to Thomas Lange this year but
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The greatest distance driven in one hour by a car with an internal combustion engine is 353.409 km (219.598 miles), by Helmut Henzler (Germany) and Keke Rosberg (Finland) in a prototype Volkswagen diesel-powered car on 18 October 1980 at the Nardo circuit in Italy. Official FAI (world motorsports governing body) record. Please note that there are no guidelines for this record – claimants should be referred to the FAI (www.fai.org) for details on how to go about breaking this record.
The farthest distance cycled underwater is 3.04 km (1.87 miles) achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) at Complexo Olímpico de Piscinas de Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal on 22 September 2011. Ashrita took 3 hours 35 minutes and 23 seconds to complete his attempt. He completed 66 laps of a 46 m course
The farthest distance achieved flipping a 2 kg weight with the stomach is 1.07 m (3 ft 6 in) by Wang Zhanjun (China) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 19 April 2009. The record was previously set by Wang Zhanjun in 2008.
The greatest distance flown when setting a FAI hang gliding record is 700.6 km (435.33 miles) by Manfred Ruhmer (Austria) from Zapata to Lamesa, Texas, USA on 17 July 2001.
The official FAI distance record for a manned balloon is 40,814 km (25,361 miles) set by Bertrand Piccard (Switzerland) and Brian Jones (UK), who piloted the Breitling Orbiter 3 from 1 to 21 March 1999. For comparison, the length of the Equator is 40,075 km. (24,902 miles). Piccard and Jones’ flight was also the first circumnavigation of the globe, after years of attempts, an indication of the difficulty of the feat.