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International Back to Back Wool Challenge

&

Guinness World Record Attempt


The International Back to Back Challenge and the Guinness World Record attempt are two different things although they follow many of the same rules. The Back to Back Challenge takes place every year and there is a winner in each year. Teams who think they are likely to break the World Record need to have extra evidence which can be scrutinised by Guinness in the event of a claim.

In the case of the Groenewoud team, this means there are two expert witnesses (one for knitting and and one for spinning) and the event is recorded on an unbroken video with the elapsed time always in view.



The story of the Challenge

The Rules

The Pattern

Previous results

Team Groenewoud World Champions

2012  *  2013  *  2014  *  2015  *  2016  *  2017

2012 Time : 6 hours 3 minutes 28 seconds

2013 Time : 5 hours 32 minutes 37 seconds

2014 Time : 5 hours 26 minutes 31 seconds

2015 Time : 5 hours 1 minute 28 seconds

2016 Time : 5 hours 0 minutes 7 seconds

2017 Time : 4 hours 45 minutes 53 seconds





NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

2017 Time : 4 hours 45 minutes 53 seconds


The previous record was 4 hours 51 minutes 14 seconds