Guinness World Records: Fastest 100 m in a pumpkin

Guinness World Records logo.Photo: Guinness World Records

The fastest 100 m paddled in a pumpkin is 2 min 0.3 sec and was achieved by Dmitri Galitzine (UK) at Trafalgar Wharf, Porchester, Hampshire, UK, on 23 May 2013.

In accordance with the guidelines Galitzine used a standard, commercially available kayak paddle. The pumpkin used weighed 272.16 kg (600 lb).

Fastest 100 m in a pumpkin. Photo: Guinness World Records

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