I’m really excited about this record. Not because it’s particularly special by itself but because it’s my brother’s first Guinness World Record! My brother Jonathan has been an inspiration to me since I was a kid. He’s a year older and was always beating me at every sport we ever played in our childhood. He was also kind and gracious in victory (much more so than I ever was, but maybe that’s because I hardly ever won…). I write about our relationship in the opening of my book: Breaking Records: 21 Lessons from 21 Record Attempts
We teamed up with another first-time record-breaker Jon Morse to tackle the record for the most giant beach ball passes in 3 minutes.
The previous record was 345. We practiced, figured out the best technique (the teams could be up to 25 people but the minimum size of 3 appears to be much faster if you have the stamina), and we went at it several times. In the end, we nearly doubled the previous record with 673 passes in 3 minutes and Guinnes just approved the record this last week.
You guys did an amazing job! I bet it was so fun to see that Minion winking at you all night long! WHO was the amazing videographer that turned the tripod camera on and off?!?? 😉