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First air gainer / backflip on a sit-down hydrofoil - 1994
World First Snapshot
- First Title
- First air gainer / backflip on a sit-down hydrofoil
- Discipline
Freestyle Foiling 
Sitdown Foiling- Class
- Open / Trick
- Measured Result
- First: Air gainer / hydrofoil backflip - (First only)
- Date
- 1994-01-01 (year precision)
- Location
- United States
- First Achieved By
- Tony Klarich
- Reference
- Tony Klarich timeline 1991-current
World First Spotlight
Monster Council Approval
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The Epic Record Run
Tony Klarich wrote that he was the first to perform the air gainer in 1994. In later commentary he described the gainer as the first true hydrofoil backflip.
Rules of the Beast
First documented true air gainer / backflip on a sit-down hydrofoil.
How This Got the Nod
Year-level milestone stated directly in source.