Video: 'Professor Splash' dives record 11m into paddling pool After the feat Taylor said: "Yes, it hurts, but the pain lasts for a minute, while the glory lasts a lifetime!" The new Guinness World Records e-book, which is available on Kindle, iPad, and Nook, gathers together the wackiest feats ever achieved in the world of alternative sport. The record for the Farthest Throw of a Person also features in the e-book. The Guinness World Record for the Farthest Throw of a Person Jonathan Macfarlane threw Andrew Rainford a distance of 4.87m (15 ft 11 in) in Auckland, New Zealand, on 25 July 2009. The e-book also stars a bizarre talent involving arrows and feet. The Guinness World Record for the Farthest Arrow Shot Using Feet The Guiness World Record for the Farthest Arrow Shot Using Feet is held by Claudia Gomez who shot into a target 5.5m (18ft 0.53 in) away in Madrid in November 2001.