Tuesday, March 8, 2011

 Longest time on a balance board: Wilson Patton sets world record

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., USA -- Wilson Patton, a 17-year-old Forest Hills resident, a junior at Ensworth High School, spent an hour and 55 minutes syanding atop a balance board - setting the new world record for Longest time spent on a balance board .

  Photo: Wilson Patton held his arms up in a triumphant V as he broke the Guinness World Record for longest time spent on a balance board at the Harpeth School of Gymnastics in Brentwood. Photo by: Nicole Young ( enlarge photo )

  The previous Guinness world record for Longest time on a balance boardwas an hour and 49 minutes.

Guinness World Records also recognized The most knee bends performed on a balance board in one minute: 54, by Ashrita Furman (USA).    

  Patton, who began training in gymnastics when he was 6 years old, said he started practicing on the balance board about a month ago.

"My little brother got a Guinness Book of World Records for Christmas," Wilson said. "He's not much for reading, so I borrowed it and flipped through it. When I saw that record, I thought, 'I can do that.'"

  Mont Whitson, the teenager's gymnastics coach, said the record attempt was a way for Patton to keep up his training while recovering from a rotator cuff injury.

   "When I heard he wanted to do this, I encouraged him. He needed something to focus on that was both rewarding and incorporated balance."

   "When I heard he wanted to do this, I encouraged him. He needed something to focus on that was both rewarding and incorporated balance."

  "He is super dedicated as an athlete, both very intense and talented," Whitson said. "He's had some setbacks with injuries, but he's persevered and kept battling back."

Related world records:  
Most Cartwheels in a Row: Abhinandan Sadalge

Largest Ski Flying Jump: Norwegian Johan Remen Evensen

Oldest yoga teacher: 89-year-old Gladys Morris

Largest Kung Fu Display of Diverse Styles: Chinese Kung Fu Fans

Most Tire Flips in one hour using 555 lb tire - Greg Cochran

Fastest downhill skateboarder -  Mischo Erban

Most consecutive back handsprings : Chelsey Kipping

Longest line of splits: Australian gymnasts

Tuesday, March 8, 2011