Submit a Foiling World Record or World First
What You Should Submit
New records, world firsts, regional records, disputes, or corrections to existing records
Have you or someone you know done something in foiling that deserves to be tracked, celebrated, or remembered? Submit world records, world firsts, country records, regional records, record-breaking updates, or correction requests here.
This database is not only for Guinness-level, stadium-lights, history-book moments. Some records are massive. Some are weird. Some are local legends. Some are the first known attempt at something nobody else has bothered to measure yet. If it is clear, measurable, and fun for the foiling community to know about, it may be record-worthy.
Country and regional records are welcome too. If the achievement is specific to a place, put the country, state, region, lake, river, coastline, or local area in the title. Smaller-scale records still help build the sport's history.
Even if you made history, but your record was broken, add it to the database. We keep track of the full history of records, including broken records. Accepted records, even if broken later, receive a full page dedicated to your glorious achievement, including backlinks to help promote your channel, website, sponsor page, or source article.
Include clear dates, measurable results, photos, video evidence, Strava or GPS screenshots, and/or references when possible. Even partial history or corrections are valuable, so do not hesitate to contribute.
What's Legit & What Gets the Side-Eye
World Records and Firsts tracks notable foiling achievements. Your achievement does not have to reshape the sport forever. It just needs to be specific, believable, and interesting enough that other foilers might say, "Wait, someone did that?"
Big milestones count. Firsts count. Speed, distance, duration, height, smallest board, weirdest setup, longest ride, most laps, most foil wing combos, most ridiculous costume ride, and strange monster-approved achievements can all count if they are measurable and supported with evidence.
Country and regional records can count for more local contests. The foiling world is still young, and many places lack a long history. If your achievement is best described at a smaller scale, include that in the title and description.
We are stoked on your progress. Seriously. If you just broke your personal best, that is awesome. The monsters are cheering. But for this database, try to frame the achievement as something other foilers can compare, verify, or build on. If you just broke the 1-minute mark pump foiling, congratulations - now go get your hat from Wake Thief, but a thousand others already did so as well. If you were the first ever to break that 1-minute mark, you deserve the World's First.
The weird stuff counts too. Most foil wing combos ridden in a day. Smallest board ever ridden. Longest ride in an inflatable costume. The first known circumnavigation at a specific lake or point-to-point downwind run. Have some fun with it.
Not sure if you hold the record? Submit it anyway. If it is the best-known version, we can verify it and make it the current record. If someone else has already beaten it, your achievement can still live in the record history, and the current record holder can submit an update with theirs. Either way, a legit record still deserves its place in the timeline.
Think of it this way
- If other foilers could measure it, compare it, verify it, laugh about it, argue about it, or try to beat it, then it may belong here.
- If the achievement is country- or region-specific, include that in the title to make the scale clear.
- If it is strange, specific, and well-documented, the monsters are listening.
Tell the Whole Monster-Sized Tale
Do not be shy about your achievement. Now is not the time to downplay your effort or suggest it was all just luck.
If you achieved something record-worthy, share every detail of your experience. Foiling Freaks features a page for each accepted record or first, so use the Long Description to tell your complete story with all important moments included.
Tell how it happened. Set the scene. Name the spot. Describe the conditions. Mention the gear, the witnesses, the video proof, the GPS or tracking data, the nerves, the crashes, the comeback, and the victory moment.
The short description gives a quick summary. The long description lets you tell the full story with all critical details. Make sure to provide complete information so readers can understand the achievement and future foilers can compare against it.
- Give the backstory behind the record or first.
- Explain why the achievement matters.
- Tell your story as vividly as possible.
- Make it factual, but do not be afraid to give it some personality.