Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record

Blake Johnston shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hoursSydney (AFP) – Australian Blake Johnston on Friday shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hours. Advertising Read moreThe 40-year-old former surfing pro broke down in tears after smashing South African Josh Enslin's previous record of 30 hours and 11 minutes. I said 40 (hours) so I'll go and give it a crack," he told reporters earlier in the day, after passing the previous 30-hour record. Johnston eventually surfed for more than 40 hours -- having started at 1:00 am on Thursday, using large spotlights to illuminate the water -- but his official record time was not immediately known. 'Only 30 hours'Johnston had originally planned to raise money by tackling a 1,000-kilometre run (620 miles), but settled on surfing when he saw the previous record was "only" 30 hours.