Fastest coxless pairs rowing (men’s lightweight class)
*6:26.61 Tony O’Connor, Neville Maxwell (both Ireland) Paris, France 1994 *Denotes non-Olympic boat classes.
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Fastest coxless pairs rowing (men’s class)
6:14.27 Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell (both UK) Seville, Spain 21 September 2002
Fastest coxless pairs rowing (women’s lightweight class)
*7:18.32 Eliza Blair, Justine Joyce (Australia) Aiguebelette-le-Lac, France 7 September 1997 *Denotes non-Olympic boat classes
Fastest cross country half marathon wearing a gas mask
The fastest cross country half marathon wearing a functioning gas mask is 2 hr 35 min 51 sec achieved by Team X-T.R.E.M.E. members Jeremy Soles, Jim Snyder, Matt Small, Colin Bunn, and Ben Dyer (all USA) at the XTERRA XDURO 21K in Richmond, Virginia, USA, on 11 June 2011. The gas mask used by each team member was a fully-functioning Avon Protection C50. All five team members crossed the finish line side by side, simultaneously setting the record. Team X-T.R.E.M.E. dedicated the run to SSgt. Continue reading →
Fastest crocheter
The fastest crocheter is Lisa Gentry (USA) who crocheted a total of 5,113 stitches in 30 minutes at the Michaels Arts and Crafts Store, Monroe, Louisiana, USA on 25 June 2005. Lisa crocheted 284 shells (3 treble crochet in each shell) plus one treble crochet which is 5,113 in total – equivalent to 170 stitches per minute.
Fastest crossing of America on inline skates (or roller skates) (male)
Russell ‘Rusty’ Moncrief (USA) crossed the USA on inline skates in 69 days 8 hr 45 min from 5 January to 15 March 2002. He skated from Crescent Beach, near Jacksonville, Florida, and finished at Soltana Beach, near San Diego, California, after covering roughly 4,175 km (2,595 miles). Rusty was supported by his friend Casey Brooks, who drove a camper pickup that was their home for the trip. Casey would drive ahead and then cycle back to meet and accompany Rusty for the remainder of Continue reading →
Fastest crossing of America by bicycle (male)
The trans-America solo records as set during the Race Across America (RAAM) are: the fastest man is Rob Kish (USA) in 8 days 3hr 11min in the 1992 event. Gentry Stanley (USA) crossed from San Diego, California to St Augustine, Florida (3,029 miles) on a recumbent tricycle in 8 days 3hr 15min, 18 Feb-28 March 1998.
Fastest crossing of America (USA) on foot (female)
The women’s trans-America record is 69 days 2 hr 40 min by Mavis Hutchinson (South Africa) (b. 25 Nov 1924) from 12 March to 21 May 1978.
Fastest crossing of Canada on foot (female)
Ann Keane (Canada) ran across Canada from St John’s, Newfoundland, to Tofino, British Columbia, in 143 days between 17 April and 8 September 2002. She covered a total of 7,831 km (4,866 miles) and ran for all but three of the days.
Fastest crossing of Canada on foot (male)
Al Howie (GB) ran across Canada, from St Johns to Victoria, a distance of 7295.5 km (4,533.2 miles), in 72 days 10 hr 23 min, from 21 June to 1 September 1991.