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Patrick Cooper, 17, spent 36 hours swinging. He started at 10:23 a.m. on Saturday, finishing at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday. He was supposed to start at 9 a.m., but he slept through his alarm.
Patrick Cooper, 17, spent 36 hours swinging. He started at 10:23 a.m. on Saturday, finishing at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday. He was supposed to start at 9 a.m., but he slept through his alarm.
Cooper started at 10.23am on Saturday and finished at 10.23pm on Sunday. He was originally supposed to start at 8am, but slept through six alarms. At Taradale Park he was rained on and blasted by the wind, with a jacket his only means of shelter. One of Cooper’s friends brought down a bass guitar and played some music to keep his spirits high. Cooper was allowed a five-minute break for every hour of the swing, but those breaks could be accumulated. Georgia May Gilbertson/Stuff Napier teenager Patrick Cooper managed to swing for 36 hours on a park swing in Taradale.
A 17-year-old New Zealand boy broke a Guinness World Record when he spent 36 consecutive hours swinging on a playground swing set.
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Several days after world record swinging attempt the Cooper is still feeling the burn.