60 seconds to break a world record in Alaska
An Alaskan drummer takes the stage in an attempt to speed drum his way into the record books
Published: Feb. 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM AKST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - One minute. Just 60 seconds. Alaskan drummer Tim Saunders took to a stage at the University of Alaska Anchorage to try and break a speed drumming record.
His window was 60 seconds.
On Jan. 26, 2026, Saunders laid down a double stroke drum roll that averaged 23.58 beats a second.
At the end of a minute, his count was 1,415. The current record is 1,200. Now it all needs to be approved by the Guinness World Record folks.
A 60-second window to break the record, now a 12-week window to wait to hear if it’s official.
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