Fed: Brit crosses Australia on a skateboard

AAP General News (Australia)
12-16-2006
Fed: Brit crosses Australia on a skateboard

A 27-year-old British man has become the first person to complete a transcontinental
crossing of Australia on a skateboard.

Tired and sore .. DAVE CORNTHWAITE .. notched up a world record today .. as he skated
into Sydney's Olympic Park.

He left Perth on August 24 for the 4831 kilometres .. five month trip for charity.

Mr CORNTHWAITE broke the previous world record of 4830 kilometres .. set by American
skater JACK SMITH.

And Mr CORNTHWAITE is vowing to continue .. to Brisbane .. as part of a 6000 kilometre
journey to raise 125 thousand dollars for charity.

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