Dinking for the
WORLD RECORD
Twin brothers officially set the Guinness World Record for the longest pickleball rally , lasting
6 hours and 11 minutes .
By Laura Gainor
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Franklin X-40 ball was dinked 16,046 consecutive times in a row . After rallying for more than 5 hours , Angelo and Ettore Rossetti held their breath as they watched the ball barely make it over the net , nearly ending the rally . But the twin brothers from Connecticut persevered , officially setting the Guinness World Record for the longest pickleball rally , lasting 6 hours and 11 minutes .
The Rossetti brothers are no strangers to world records . They also set the record for the longest tennis volley rally , volleying a tennis ball 30,576 times — a record that still stands today .
With each record-setting attempt tied to a charitable cause , they hope to be challenged by another set of brothers we all know well — the Johns brothers — and turn this into an annual event , with our pickleball community rallying together for a cause !
To watch the record-setting 6 hours and 11 minutes of consecutive dinking , and a video interview , visit
USAPickleball . org . •