River Surfing World Record Set
Brazilian Wins: 34 Minute Wave
A 20-year-old Brazilian from the northeastern state of Ceara set a new world record during the country's river-surfing championship recently.
Adilton Mariano surfed for 34 minutes and eight seconds on a wave that was five metres high and lasted for some 40 minutes with a speed close to 20 kilometres per hour.
The previous record, also set by Mariano, was 26 minutes and 19 seconds.
"I had a moment when I almost disappeared into the wave, I recovered and thank God I was able to overcome my limitations and take maximum advantage of the wave," said a relieved Mariano after the competition.
The river-surfing event occurred on the Araguari (ar-ah-GWAR-ee) River in the city of Macapa (mah-KAH-pah), located 2000 kilometres north of Brasilia.
The Amazon's giant wave, known as a "pororoca", is a unique phenomenon that attracts surfers throughout the world.
It differs from ocean waves in that it has two currents pushing across each other.
As a result, the wave exhibits great strength and duration and repeats itself every twelve hours
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posted by NeoN @ 6/03/2003 01:17:00 PM
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