Largest Plastic Duck Race-world record
set by the Great British Duck Race
LONDON, UK -- A ‘sea’ of 175,000 blue plastic
ducks raced to the finish line down the 1 km stretch of the
river Thames, raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for
over 650 UK charities and setting the world record for the
Largest Charity Duck Race
.
Photo: 3000 spectators cheered on their
ducks in the rain along the banks of the river Thames, in
the world’s biggest charity duck race!
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Olympic Gold Medallist Rower, Andy Hodge
along with patrons of The
Down’s Syndrome Association
( DSA
),
actress Emma Barton and rugby player Shane Geraghty launched
this year’s World Record Breaking Charity event.
Mike Scott, Managing Director of the Great
British Duck Race
, said: “He was glad that the rain
didn’t keep spectators away. To race such a large number of
ducks is a fantastic achievement and an amazing sight to see!
Some serious money was raised for a range of good causes and
we managed to break the World Record again for the second
year. We are now planning 2009 and hope to see you all there!” 
Photo: Each duck costed £2 to enter
in to the race, with the owner of the first past the finishing
line at the Sheriff Boat Club at Albany Reach receiving a
£10,000 first prize.
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This year’s three lead charities
are Water Aid
, The
Down’s Syndrome Association
( DSA
)
and NSPCC
.
Every duck will be recycled after the race. Public attendance
on the day was in the region of 3,000.
In 1992, 29,000 rubber ducks fell overboard from
a boat in the Pacific Ocean and floated around the world for
more than 15 years.
The previous
World Record
for the “ Largest
Plastic Duck Race
” was set last year, when 165,000
ducks raced down the River Thames.
Photos: Giles Christopher at Media
Wisdom Photography
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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