This page tracks the world records and world firsts for Freestyle Foiling. Each entry links to a full record page with the story, known evidence, photos, videos, and supporting notes where available.
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The current record holder is Billy Rossini, and this record has stood for 21 years, 353 days as of 2026-07-20.
Official Guinness jump record associated with sit-down hydrofoiling. This record is separate from the big-air frame-count records because of differences in how measurements were made.
The current record holder is Hugo Wigglesworth, and this record has stood for 7 months, 14 days as of 2026-07-20.
Progression of the highest publicly documented kite hydrofoil jump heights, centered on foil-specific WOO records and closely related source-backed announcements.
4 previous records are listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Bill von Zabern, and this record has stood for 17 years, 259 days as of 2026-07-20.
Total count of consecutive sit-down hydrofoil flips in a single unbroken ride.
4 previous records are listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 16 years, 273 days as of 2026-07-20.
This record tracks how many flips done timed in one hour on a sit-down hydrofoil (Sky Ski / Air Chair).
1 previous record is listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 9 years, 92 days as of 2026-07-20.
Official Guinness timed one-minute invert count record.
The current record holder is Geno Yauchler, and this record has stood for 4 years, 272 days as of 2026-07-20.
Official Guinness timed three-minute invert record.
The current record holder is Ben Ferney, and this record has stood for 8 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Sit-down hydrofoil (Sky Ski / Air Chair) big air measured by video frame count.
1 previous record is listed. View previous records.
The current record holder is a group of riders, and this record has stood for 4 years, 292 days as of 2026-07-20.
Group-count record for the largest documented sit-down hydrofoil invert line performed behind one tow boat.
The current record holder is MJ Buckley, and this record has stood for 4 years, 272 days as of 2026-07-20.
Female timed-invert record for the highest documented count completed in one minute on a sit-down hydrofoil.
The current record holder is MJ Buckley, and this record has stood for 4 years, 272 days as of 2026-07-20.
Female timed-invert record for the highest documented count completed in three minutes on a sit-down hydrofoil.
The current record holder is Brett Speed, and this record has stood for 26 years, 200 days as of 2026-07-20.
Tracks the lowest publicly documented age found for a rider who completed a clean ride-away invert on a sit-down hydrofoil.
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This world first is credited to Chris MacDonald.
Chris MacDonald made history with the first 1440 seen in competition.
This world first is credited to Ozzie Kroop.
Tracks the first publicly claimed Airwalk on a foil in a wake-boat setting, attributed in a dated social post to Ozzie Kroop in 2024.
This world first is credited to Matt Etxebarne Aguirregomezkorta.
Tracks the first publicly documented foilboard tow behind a hydrofoil race boat.
This world first is credited to Austin Tovey.
Tracks the first publicly claimed back mobe on a wake foil, attributed in a dated social post to Austin Tovey in 2023.
This world first is credited to Chris MacDonald.
Chris MacDonald landed the world-first triple Combo at the 2023 Gran Canaria stop.
This world first is credited to Simon Nicolas Boucher.
Tracks a public candidate first for landing a wake-foil backflip in the second wake or second wave position, as claimed by Simon Nicolas Boucher in 2025.
This world first is credited to Tomas Acherer.
Tomas Acherer landed the world-first Backflip Backside 3 in Brazil.
This world first is credited to Nikolas Plytas.
Tracks the first publicly documented wake-foil landing claimed as a frontside 360 backflip, attributed in public posts to Nikolas Plytas in 2023.
This world first is credited to Bobby Taylor.
Bobby Taylor is credited with landing the first helicopter on the air board during the early vintage stand-up foilboard era.
This world first is credited to Noé Cuyala.
Noé Cuyala landed the first Backflip-to-Backflip in competition at Leucate 2024.
This world first is credited to Mike Murphy.
First documented successful invert on a sit-down hydrofoil with a clean ride-away.
This world first is credited to Bastien Escofet.
Bastien Escofet scored a perfect 10 for the first-ever Backmobe 360 in competition.
This world first is credited to Marie Schlittenbauer.
Marie Schlittenbauer landed the first-ever backmobe in women's competition, with the report noting an unclean landing.
This world first is credited to Charles Brodel.
Charles Brodel was highlighted by the GKA in 2022 for landing what it called the first ever board-off kiteloop on a foil.
This world first is credited to Nikolas Plytas.
Tracks Nikolas Plytas's 2025 foilboard double backflip after a long training effort.
This world first is credited to Mar de Arce Sánchez.
Mar de Arce delivered the first clean front flip in women's competition reported by GWA.
This world first is credited to Gary Harris.
The front flip was described by Tony Klarich as one of the prettiest and most demanding tricks to be landed first.
This world first is credited to Tomas Acherer.
Tomas Acherer scored a perfect 10 for the world-first Double Backflip in Brazil.
This world first is credited to Jake Kinnison.
Tony Klarich's hydrofoiling history credits Jake Kinnison with riding away from the first stand-up hydrofoil invert at the Tennessee Fly-In in June 2002.
This world first is credited to Titouan Galea.
Titouan Galea is credited by GWA as the first rider to complete a double backflip on a wingfoil.
This world first is credited to Charles Brodel.
GKA reported that Charles Brodel wrote history in Taiba in 2022 with the first contra-loop front-roll board-off and back-roll kiteloop board-offs on a hydrofoil in competition.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded front roll on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Jeffrey Spencer.
Jeffrey Spencer is publicly credited with the first landed wing-foiling backflip.
This world first is credited to Fred Hope.
Tracks Fred Hope's first-ever GKA Hydrofoil Freestyle Champion title at SuperFoil Fortaleza 2020.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded skidder trick performed on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Enoha Laurent.
Enoha Laurent landed the first Toeside Frontside 360 in women's competition reported by GWA.
This world first is credited to Nikolas Plytas.
Tracks Nikolas Plytas's 2024 surf foil backside rodeo 540 claim.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded air-wrapped 360 trick performed on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Charles Brodel.
Charles Brodel won the inaugural GKA Big Air Hydrofoil World Championship title in Tarifa in 2022.
This world first is credited to Noah Flegel.
Tracks Noah Flegel's March 2025 strapless backflip on foil milestone.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
This documents the first recorded air gainer / backflip landed on a sit-down hydrofoil.
This world first is credited to Tony Klarich.
Tony Klarich timeline credits him with the first combo roll in 1994.
This world first is credited to Mike Murphy.
First Big Air world title awarded with an explicit measured height at Flight Worlds.
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