YORKVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A Yorkville man who may have helped set a canoeing world record is making Chicago Proud.
Wally Werderich and his fellow paddlers canoed down the Mississippi River all the way from Lake Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
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These completed the journey in just in 16 days, 20 hours and 16 minutes! That breaks the old world record by nearly a full day.
Werderich is an active member of the St. Charles Canoe Club. His fellow paddlers come from Lacrosse, Wisconsin, Minneapolis and Atlanta.
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They have notified the Guinness Book of World Records and are awaiting official verification.