The longest living quadriplegic is Walton Dalton Dutcher, Jr. (b. 30 September 1936, USA), who was paralysed on 12th May, 1956, and has been paralysed for 54 years, 3 months and 19 days, as of 31 August 2010. “Wally”, as he’s affectionately known by his friends, was injured in a diving accident whilst in the US navy. He met his future wife, Chris, in the early stages of his recovery who supported him and aided him in regaining his independence. He is well known within
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The longest carrom playing marathon is one of 32 hr 45 min by Atul Kharecha, Narayan Paranjape, Prakash Kagal and Pramod Shah (all USA) at the Indian Association Office, Richardson, Texas, USA on 30-31 July 2005 Carrom is a popular game in the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia and has been played in the US for over 100 years. Signed agreement forms bound in the bulk of the claim – in folder.
The longest marathon as a quiz master is 33 hr 8 min and was achieved by Jason Hinkledire (USA) at Viola’s in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA, on 11-12 April 2014. A total of 1,896 questions were asked throughout the marathon.
The longest hula hooping marathon by an individual using a single hoop is 74 hours and 54 minutes and was achieved by Aaron Hibbs (USA) in Columbus, Ohio, USA on 22-25 October 2009. Aaron had his own news segment on Fox News 28 after the attempt. Over 100 people helped him through the impressive feat and he secured the record after no one had beaten it for 25 years.
The longest marathon hosting a radio talk show by a team is 57 hours and was achieved by WZAQ 92.3 WAY FM (USA) in Louisa, Kentucky, USA, on 1-3 December 2011. The team consisted of Jeromy Sutherland, Matt Barker and Stephen Gould (all USA). The contemporary Christian theme for the show drew listeners in from the Vatican area of Rome and a powerful on-air prayer is credited for the team’s revival around the 36 hour mark when things got tough.
The longest harp marathon by an individual lasted for 25 hours and 34 minutes and was achieved by Carly Syta (USA) at Notre Dame Academy High School, California, USA, on 16-17 October 2010. Carly is 17 years old and attends the Notre Dame Academy High School. During her attempt, she played broadway tunes, standards, pop, classical and Disney music. Carly’s attempt started at 9.19am on 16 October and ended at 10.53am on 17 October 2010.
The longest marathon on a fairground/theme park attraction is 48 hours 8 minutes and 25 seconds riding a ferris wheel, achieved by Clinton Shepherd (USA) at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 19 May 2013. Shepherd is a Navy Pier employee, and rode in a custom decorated gondola with curtains, a Tiffany chandelier, flat screen TV, and Xbox. During the overnight periods he played “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” with friends at home via a wireless internet connection.
The longest time spent continuously on a see-saw (teeter-totter) was 75 hr 10 min by Brandi Carbee and Natalie Svenvold at the Puyallup fair, Puyallup, Washington, USA from 11 to 14 September 2004.
The longest marathon playing flag football lasted 52 hours 3 minutes and 57 seconds and was achieved by Play Flag Football (USA) at the Off the Wall Soccer Complex in Santa Clara, California, USA, between 16 and 17 August 2013. The 32 members were divided into two, 16-person squads with 5 members of each team on the field at the same time. “Red” team defeated the “Black” team by a final score of 2996-2841.
The longest marathon playing dodgeball is 41 hr 3 min 17 sec, organised by Right to Play at Castleton (USA) at Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont USA, from 27 to 29 April 2012.