Aaron Fotheringham, a 16-year-old from Northwest Las Vegas, has earned himself a place in the Guinness World Records as the first person to complete a back flip in a wheelchair.
Fotheringham, who has spina bifida, has been performing the trick since 2006, and made it official at Doc Romeo Park in Las Vegas before the Vegas AmJam skatepark competition. After setting the record, Aaron Fotheringham competed in the Vegas AmJam finals and took first in the BMX advanced division. Accompanying video includes footage of Fotheringham’s successful completion of the back flip, as well as interviews with Fotheringham, his mother, Kaylene Fotheringham, and his girlfriend, Rochelle Smith, 14.
Fotheringham, who has spina bifida, has been performing the trick since 2006, and made it official at Doc Romeo Park in Las Vegas before the Vegas AmJam skatepark competition. After setting the record, Aaron Fotheringham competed in the Vegas AmJam finals and took first in the BMX advanced division. Accompanying video includes footage of Fotheringham’s successful completion of the back flip, as well as interviews with Fotheringham, his mother, Kaylene Fotheringham, and his girlfriend, Rochelle Smith, 14.
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