SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) – A former Australian skilled surfer broke the world file for the longest recorded browsing session in Sydney on Friday.
Blake Johnston took to the water at Cronulla Seaside in Sydney’s south at 1 a.m. on Thursday and moved previous the earlier mark held by South African Josh Enslin 30 hours and 11 minutes later.
The Australian plans to surf till Friday night, extending the brand new file to over 40 hours on the water.
Johnston stated he was “fairly cooked” when he briefly returned to the seaside to reply questions from the media after breaking the file, lots of of spectators cheering his achievement.
“Thanks everybody, you are the perfect,” he stated, earlier than going again into the ocean.
“Everybody deserves to really feel superior, deserves to maintain yourselves. Good on you.”
Spotlights have been used at evening to assist information Johnston within the surf and medics monitored his well being on the seaside.
Johnston, who surfed greater than 600 waves throughout his session, took on the world file to boost cash for youth psychological well being initiatives in collaboration with the Chumpy Pullin Basis.
Reporting by James Redmayne in Sydney
Enhancing by Alasdair Pal, Enhancing by Peter Rutherford
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