GALLERY: Brothers smash world rowing record
Newton Longville Festival of Transport witnesses amazing feat
Two brothers entered the Guinness World record books at the Festival of Transport on Sunday (24/5).
Jonathan and David Holby were looking to set the first Tandem World Record by two brothers, between the ages of 20 and 29 over a distance of 100 kilometres and they managed it with almost 10 minutes to spare.
The pair set an amazing time of seven hours, 31 minutes and 29.9 seconds to take the British and world record for fastest 100km tandem row in the heavyweight 20 to 29 age category.
They also became the first brothers to set an endurance record on a land rowing machine, an achievement made all the better considering the intensity of the weather.
In fact during the row the pair burned in excess of 6,500 calories each.
The brothers took the challenge on the Concept 2 indoor rowing machine and had originally aimed to go the distance in less than eight hours.
Starting at 8am they were hoping to have completed 25 per cent of the distance by the time the festival opened at 10am.
They achieved the record around 3.30pm to perfectly coincide with the Festival prize-giving, meaning the crowd were right behind them as they smashed the record.
On the day the festival included classic car displays, craft and plant stalls, a novelty dog show and displays from the emergency services and armed forces as hundreds of people basked in the glorious weather.
All money raised on the day was donated to St Faiths Church Restoration Fund and a number of other local organisations.
Pictures by David Langfield
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