On Sunday, Santa Barbarans big and small had a chance to join the ranks of true immortality: breaking a Guinness World Record. All they had to do was walk backward for six and a half blocks on State Street, from Canon Perdido to a half block past Micheltorena. More than a thousand people participated in the attempt on Sunday — 1,057 people, to be exact. The current record, set in India in 2014, stands at 1,107 people. Victory was close, but Santa Barbara was ultimately unsuccessful. Maybe next year.
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019) 
Santa Barbara’s attempt at breaking the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people walking backwards for one kilometer. falls shy of the current record, 1,107, by 50 people. (June 2, 2019)
