• We did it! New world record for “fastest known paddle” of the 2,341 mile Missouri River: 24 days, 16 hours, 51 minutes.

  • We launched at 2pm on June 23rd and finished at 7:51am on July 18th. The official time accounts for the one hour “missed” due to the time zone switch from mountain to central time that occurred during the trip.

  • See the trailer for the upcoming series and documentary by Wilderness Mindset.

  • See all the videos and pictures that were posted on Facebook and Instagram

  • Donate here

  • Buy swag here, including the new “official time” t-shirt

  • Map of the river at the bottom of this page

Our goal: To break the record for the fastest paddle down the Missouri River*

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We are four guys who call ourselves “Missouri River Speed Record”. In June of 2026 we plan to paddle the 2,341 miles of the Missouri River faster than anyone has ever done it before. You can read more about the four of us (Scott, Scott, Curt and Lada), here, where you can also read about our incredible support crew. The existing speed record is 33 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes; read more about that here. Read more about the Missouri River here. We are pleased to be working with Missouri River Relief as our non-profit partner, and Wenonah Canoe as our Official Canoe Sponsor. For more about out sponsors and partners, click here.

All of us were involved in some way with the team that set the Guinness World Record for fastest paddle down the Mississippi River in 2023; read more about that here. During that trip, over 1 million people followed along via our Facebook page. If you can help us buy food for our support crew and paddlers by making a donation; we really appreciate it!