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California school kids break Guinness World Record for jumping rope at same time

Second-graders, from the left, Anaya Basurto, Destiny Cervantes and Jonathan Salsbury jump rope Caleb Greenwood School in River Park on Monday as part of a statewide attempt to break the world record for the "Most People Jumping/ Skipping Rope at the Same Time."

This morning, students at Bowling Green Charter School in Sacramento were extra careful to double knot their shoes and tie their belts tight. They had a Guinness World Record to break.

Mayor Kevin Johnson counted down.

At exactly 9 a.m., a thousand neon-colored jump ropes undulated. A thousand kids and adults hopped up and down in the school's playground.

Van Halen's guitar cadences roared from the loudspeakers: "I get up and nothing gets me down... Might as well jump. Jump!"

The scene was replicated across 40 schools in the Sacramento region and 550 schools in California, the event's organizers said.

Bowling Green Charter School served as the event's headquarters, its activity broadcasted live to rope skippers everywhere from a Rancho Cordova National Guard unit in Iraq to members of the California congressional delegation in Washington.

All told, 88,000 Californians broke the Guinness World Record for "Most People Jumping/Skipping Rope at the Same Time."

The record was previously held by 59,000 jumpers in Australia.

Ten minutes later, it was over.

The students lined up with their classes, getting strawberry and peach flavored Jamba Juice as a reward.

The event was about more than breaking a record, said sponsors, the Jamba Juice Company and the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD).

"You don't need to be an elite athlete or have fancy equipment to be fit," said Drisha Leggitt, CAHPERD's executive director. "These jump ropes were $2.50."

Next year, she plans to organize the same event around the world.

Second-grader Tyler Burnham, center, shows his exuberance while jump roping in an attempt at a world record at Caleb Greenwood School in River Park on Monday.

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