The Pickle Breakers celebrate their world record.
The Pickle Breakers celebrate their world record. @taylorsgiftfoundation/Instagram

Pickle Breakers set Guinness World Record for longest marathon pickleball rally

The Pickle Breakers accomplished their goal over the weekend.

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Chong Kim, Jaret Petras, Laura Maala and Geneva Olson played mixed doubles for 36 consecutive hours at Pickler Universe in Carrollton, TX to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest pickleball marathon rally ever.

The group surpassed the previous mark of 34 hours and 5 minutes set in the UK.

The record attempt was born from a tragedy that rocked the pickleball community in North Texas when a fellow player took their own life last year.

The Pickle Breakers' remarkable efforts raised over $18,000 for Taylor’s Gift Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides organ and tissue donor families with free grief support after the loss of their loved one.