Water speed record
The current water speed record record is 317.6 mph, held by Spirit of Australia, driven by Ken Warby, set on October 8, 1978. Last checked October 9, 2026.
317.6
mph
Spirit of Australia, driven by Ken Warby
- Holder
- Spirit of Australia, driven by Ken Warby
- Record
- 317.6 mph
- Metric
- 511.1 km/h
- Exact figure
- 511.11 km/h (317.6 mph)
- Location
- Blowering Dam, Australia
- Date set
- October 8, 1978
- Last checked
- October 9, 2026
Sources
- Australian National Maritime Museum Spirit of australia driven by ken warby on blowering dam
- Wikipedia Water speed record CC BY-SA 4.0
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