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”Blakey Johnston breaks world record for most waves surfed in a month (4,097) in a wave pool at Sydney, Australia’s UrbnSurf.

Former pro surfer, Viking lookalike, and mental health advocate Blakey Johnston has broken another world record in the realm of surfing – he has ridden the most waves in a wave pool over the course of a month. The grand total when all was said and done? 4,097.

”Reveling in the victory, Johnston used the moment as an inspiration for others:

“This feels like a dream,” he said. “I feel like I’ve been here before. I keep saying that with all these moments. But I look at what I can do, and what other people can do, and I just…it’s incredible. You can make things happen in your life, and you are the author of your own story. You can make things come to life. We limit ourselves. Why not reach big, and go after big things? When we do that, we inspire people around us, and make them see what they’re capable of.”

Let’s break it down a little bit. He surfed 253 sessions over the course of 31 days – that’s an average of 8.16 sessions per day. He surfed 4,097 waves over the course of 31 days – that’s an average of 132.16 waves per day. Those are staggering numbers.

By Dashel Pierson, Surfer Magazine