Juan Felix Bravo Aguilar succeeded in setting a new Guinness World Records™ record for the fastest 1,000 km on an aqua bike in just 10 hr, 9 min, at the San Juan marsh, San Martin de Valdeiglesias, Spain, on 3 July 2009.

The record began at 6:00 a.m. on 3 July 2009, but this did not discourage a large number of supporters from coming to cheer on Juan Felix. The facilities, kindly provided for the guests by the Real Club Nautico de Madrid, proved to be a great viewing stage.

A lot of preparation had gone into making sure that everything was organized to perfection prior to the event. The 2-km (1.24-mile) circuit was marked with buoys.  Overall, Juan Felix had three aqua bikes available to him, though only one was to be used for the duration of the attempt. The See Doo Bombardier RXT-I proved to be a very reliable machine, not only working flawlessly at temperatures of 35°C (95°F), but on occasion reaching a peak speed of 112 km/h (70 mph). 

This perfect match of human will power and technology helped Juan Felix to achieve an incredible average of between 2 min, 21 sec and 2 min, 23 sec per completed lap, with his fastest lap coming in at 2 min 19 sec.  

Stopping only to refuel, take on a quick snack and drink, Juan Felix did not rest and tried to set the record at no more than 10 hours, which demonstrated his dedication and focus. Although he came just short of his personal goal on the day, the attempt proved to be an amazing achievement, which will take a superhuman effort on the part of the next challenger to overcome.

The attempt was adjudicated by an official Guinness World Records judge, Aleksandr Vypirailenko, with help from expert witnesses from the Real Federacion Espanola de Motonautica: Alfonso Roman and Manuel Barroso.

6 July 2009