Olympic Medalist Dan O'Brien Sets Hopscotch Record
Olympic gold medal decathlete Dan O'Brien has been spreading the word about the Crayola Outdoor Challenge. He recently broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest game of hopscotch with a time of 1:21:63 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. With a crowd of local New York City school kids cheering him on, O'Brien played nearly a dozen games before setting the new hopscotch record, besting the previous Guinness World record by nearly two seconds. Hopscotch was one of O'Brien's favorite childhood games.
The Crayola "Outdoor Challenge" is an initiative aimed at inspiring families to spend more time outside exercising their bodies and minds. As part of the campaign, Crayola is asking families to pledge time each day to outdoor creative play this summer. The national goal is to reach one million hours of pledged outdoor play time for the campaign. Parents can to take the pledge at Crayola.com.
"Helping Crayola inspire families to get outside and get creative is what this record is all about," said O’Brien. "I took the Outdoor Challenge because I care about kids and I want to see them lead healthy and happy lives."
