The longest continuous time an individual has played the handbells is 28 hr 50 min 21 sec by Joe Defries (Canada) at the Penticton Convention Centre, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada from 5-6 July 2005. He played 511 separate tunes – no repititions. Streamed live thru his website – www.possibells.com

The longest marathon on a swing by an individual is 31 hours and is shared between Michael Kurtz and Adam Wiseman (both Canada) at a charity event named ‘The Big Swing’ in Toronto, Canada, from 22 August to 24 August 2008. Both men decided to share the record after steping off their repective swings at the same time. The attempt was a successful charitable event organised in conjunction with the the Better Day Alliance Foundation. They raised $4,000 in on site donations. The attempt lasted Continue reading →

The longest air hockey marathon is 28 hours and was achieved by Jesse Fontaine and Breanna Broughton (both Canada) at the Bible Fellowship Assembly, Porcupine, Ontario, Canada on 19-20 July 2012.

The longest game of indoor or floor hockey was 50 hours long and was played between the Bert & Macs and Mid-Town Certigard teams at Winston Churchill High School in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, from 25-27 March 2008.

The longest marathon playing indoor football (soccer) is 30 hr 10 min by members of Healthy Hearts Alberta (Canada) at the Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, Alberta, Canada, from 20-21 May 2010. The two teams – Blue vs. Yellow – played to raise awareness for general health and wellness in the local community. The final result was a 282-275 victory for team Blue. One player was sent off for a red card issued after 21 hrs 7 min for a handball in the goal box.

The longest marathon playing ice hockey lasted 246 hr and 2 min and was achieved by team Oilympics (Canada) at the Chestermere Regional Community Association in Chestermere, Alberta, Canada, from 6 to 16 May 2012. The group of 40 was split into the “Hope” and “Cure” teams, with team “Cure” emerging victorious 4,170 – 3,843. Despite the loss, Team Hope had the pick of the stats. Dave Shillington from Team Hope lead the scorers with 522 while managing to rack up 275 assists. With Andy Continue reading →

The longest picnic line measures 2, 277 metres (7, 470 ft 4 in) and was organised by the City of Kitchener: as part of the Centennial Celebration of Cityhood in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on 15 July 2012. Approximately 4,000 people particpated in this picnic and ate pizzas, bananas and bearpaws.

The longest pool toy ever measured 1,609.34 m (5,280 ft) and was made by Industrial Thermo Polymers Ltd of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on 1 July 2001. Rob Abramovitch organised the event. Dave Hartman, the owner of Industrial Thermo Polmers Ltd and his son, Steve, built the most advanced equipment in North America for the process of this particular toy. The toy was measured automatically by a device on the machinery as it was processed.

Hockey Night in Canada or HNIC (CBC, Canada), began on CRBC (renamed CBC) radio in 1933, before it debued on 11 October 1952 to cover the first televised National Hockey League (NHL) match in Montreal, Canada. Since then, HNIC has aired every Saturday night during the regular hockey season with annual coverage of All-Star weekend, the playoffs, and the Stanley Cup Finals. Despite a break during the cancelled NHL season of 2004-05, the show resumed on 8 October 2005, with its host Ron MacLean (Canada).

The longest distance for an Olympic torch relay within one country was 45,000 km (27,961.65 mi) for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The relay lasted from 30 October 2009 to 12 February 2010. Arriving in Victoria, British Columbia, from Greece, the torch was taken to over 1,000 Canadian communities, traveling as far north as the town of Alert — believed to be the northernmost permanently inhabited place on Earth.