In 2001, 123,500 ducks were raced in Singapore, raising $1,200,000 Singapore in the process.
In 2007 the Great British Duck Race smashed the Singapore World Record by racing 165,000 yellow plastic ducks down the River Thames and raised over £100,000 for 440 UK charities – AICR was one of these charities.|
The Great British Duck Race 2007 |
For 2008 they wanted to do it bigger and better; they attempted to race a quarter of a million of our little yellow friends down the 1 kilometre race course! This will break the record they already hold, and prove to the rest of the duck racing world that Great Britain does it better! We are waiting to hear whether this years event broke the record!
On Sunday the 31st of August the ducks took to the water on the dedicated course at Moseley Dock, near Hampton Court Palace.
The overall winning duck number was: 60595
The remaining winning duck numbers were:
196101; 69015; 203768; 214722; 189223; 235043; 198514; 203156; 68622; 94472; 44857; 189809; 189340; 209787; 205303; 48459; 204000; 173837; 72270; 50496; 80798; 68255; 209980; 62911; 57581; 75229; 198558; 173312; 229737; 189808
Prizes will be announced soon on The Great British Duck Race website.
The amount of money raised for AICR will also be announced shortly.
