This page tracks the world records and world firsts for SUP 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 James Casey, and this record has stood for 4 years, 31 days as of 2026-05-22.
Official Guinness title for the greatest hydrofoil paddleboard distance completed within a 12-hour record window.
The current record holder is Zane Schweitzer, and this record has stood for 7 years, 325 days as of 2026-05-22.
Publicly reported course-record benchmarks for the Maui to Molokai M2M SUP foil crossing route.
The current record holder is Kai Lenny, and this record has stood for 9 years, 82 days as of 2026-05-22.
Publicly reported unofficial benchmark times for SUP foil crossings of the Molokai to Oahu channel route. Faster crossings are logged under separate official race records.
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This world first is credited to Connor Baxter.
Red Bull billed the April 29, 2018 Maui event won by Connor Baxter as the world's first SUP foil race.
This world first is credited to Kai Lenny.
Kai Lenny's April 2016 downwind SUP hydrofoiling footage was later described by Men's Journal as the first-ever downwind SUP hydrofoiling footage, making it a defining public first for the modern discipline.
This world first is credited to Eric Terrien.
TotalSUP credits Eric Terrien as the first person to race on a SUP foil, at the Presqu'ile Paddle Race in 2017.
This world first is credited to Eric Terrien.
TotalSUP reported Eric Terrien's April 27, 2019 Kelt Ocean Race win as the first time a SUP foil won a SUP race in France.
This world first is credited to Eric Terrien.
A July 2017 watersports report and video credited Eric Terrien with proving that a strapless flat-water SUP foil paddle-up takeoff was possible.
This world first is credited to Fred Bonnef.
Fred Bonnef publicly claimed the first SUP foil crossing between Europe and Africa after foiling from Tarifa to Ceuta in April 2025.
This world first is credited to Erwan Jauffroy.
Erwan Jauffroy's June 12, 2024 crossing from Toulon to Calvi was described by F-ONE as the first SUP foil link between mainland France and Corsica.
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