Obese to Multiple World Record Holder!
Dreams Really Do Come True!
Featured in the 2018 Guinness World Records Gamer's Book
Just Danced 138 hours to Fight Childhood Obesity!
Dreams Really Do Come True!
Featured in the 2018 Guinness World Records Gamer's Book
Just Danced 138 hours to Fight Childhood Obesity!
Just Dance 2018 World Record Trailer
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2017 Guinness World Records Gamer's
It's an honor to be featured in the 10th Anniversary 2017 Guinness World Records Gamer's Book as one of the top gamers of the decade!!! I never imagined that at 40 years old and after surviving obesity I would be setting the world standard for Exergaming by setting the overall longest video game marathon of all time by playing Just Dance for 138 hours!! I raised $7,305 for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals live on twitch during this 6 day world record!
Its been an incredible 16 year journey that has taken me from obesity to a multi world record holder with 11 marathon world records and over 400 high score world records on Just Dance games! I lost 75 pounds, went down 10 sizes, while chasing my Exergaming dreams. I love being able to use my world records to bring awareness to fighting childhood obesity with Exergaming and raising money for charity!! I have helped raise $85,000 for charity by Just Dancing live at charity events and with my world records in the last 3 years! Everytime I set a world record it makes an impact with fighting childhood obesity and charity! I have successfully ran 4 Exergaming programs at my school over the last 7 years to fight childhood obesity. It's a DREAM come true to be apart of the Guinness World Records Family and featured in 6 Guinness World Record Books since setting my 1st World Record on Dance Dance Revolution in 2011! Never Give up on your DREAMS! Dreams have no age limits!! Carrie Swidecki Uncharted Territory with Exergaming!
I'm in uncharted territory with Exergaming! At 40 years old and after surviving obesity I never imagined that I would be setting the world standard for Exergaming! On July 22-23, 2016 I set the world record for the most high scores achieved on a dance video game series in 24 hours with 276 high scores on the various Just Dance games. The previous world record was held at 101 high scores. I can't think of a better way to celebrate 16 years of Exergaming and my 40th birthday than raising money for Extra Life to benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I partnered with RizeUpGaming on twitch to help raise over $1,000 "For The Kids"!
It's incredible to have made history by being the 1st person to score a high score world record on every Just Dance game in the series that was made for the Xbox 360 with over 400 high scores! To be the only person to hold a marathon world record on all 3 major dance games: Dance Dance Revolution, Dance Central, and Just Dance! Last, to be the 1st person to hold the overall longest video game marathon of all time with a physical moving game playing Just Dance for over 138 hours! It's CRAZY!!!! 16 years ago I never imagined any of this! I just wanted to play Dance Dance Revolution and I dreamed of taking 3rd place in a local tournament, but never thought it would become reality! It's an honor to use my story of surviving obesity and world records to fight child obesity and raise money for charity! Dreams really do come true if you have the courage to chase them! Never Stop Chasing Your DREAMS! Carrie Swidecki World Record for Charity
I can't think of a better way to celebrate my 40th birthday and 16 years of Exergaming then with a world record for charity! On July 22-23, 2016 I'l be setting the world record for the most high scores achieved in a 24 hour period. My goal is 300 high scores. I'm proud to have partnered with Otto's Video Games and More, Rize Up Gaming, and Twin Galaxies for Extra Life to benefit the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.This world record is apart of a larger event, The inaugural Carrie Swidecki Extra Life Charity Drive on Rize Up Gaming from July 20-27th! Nothing I say or do can express my gratitude towards Rize Up Gaming for dedicating a whole week for my charity during my 40th birthday! I'm honored to use my World Records for charity and to bring awareness to fighting childhood obesity with Exergaming.
Dreams really do come true if you have the courage to chase them. I never imagined that at 40 years old I would be setting the world standard for Exergaming with 11 marathon world records, 101 high score world records that I set in 12 hours, and the overall longest video game marathon of all time world record. I dedicate all my world records to charity and fighting childhood obesity. 16 years ago I was 210 pounds, plus size 18-20, and living my life in the past until I discovered Exergaming. I gained 90 pounds within 6 years after graduating from high school to go from being an 120 pound athlete to being obese. I never knew those first ten steps I took on Dance Dance Revolution 16 years ago would change my life. I lost 75 pounds, went down 10 sizes, became a charity gamer, an advocate to fight childhood obesity, and a multi world record holder. It's an honor to use my personal story of surviving obesity and my world records to fight childhood obesity in the schools and help raise money for charity, so children can get healthy to reach their fullest potential and achieve their personal dreams. In the last 3 years I have helped raise over $85,000 for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals by Just Dancing at charity events and with my world records. I never imagined that I would become a catalyst to redesign physical education with dance video games. 6 Years ago I merged my two passions of Exergaming and Education to introduced Exergaming in my 2nd grade classroom physical education program to fight childhood obesity. It has since grown into 4 Exergaming Programs at my School: the 2nd grade physical education program, the Lunch Time Just Dance Intramural Program, The Presidential Fitness Program using Just Dance with the after school program, and a school wide Exergaming Program that will begin in the Fall of 2017 school year. In the past 6 years I have written 4 donorchoose.org grants, won the Farmer's Insurance Thank America's Teachers National Grant, been featured in numerous publications and news interviews, and introduced the Inaugural Just Dance Marathon Fundraiser at my school all to bring global awareness to using Exergaming in the schools to fight childhood obesity! Thank you for supporting my Exergaming dreams the last 16 years! Now go out there and chase your DREAMS!!! Carrie Swidecki
138 hour World Record
I'm really proud of my parternship with the Children's Miracle Network for my 140 hour world record. We both share the same goal of seeing children reach their fullest potential. Whether it's being physically fit or at their healthiest, so they can achieve their personal dreams. I feel honored to share my personal story and my fight against childhood obesity to make an impact on children's lives at a national level. It's incredible. I can't think of a better way to celebrate 15 years of Exergaming, chasing a dream that changed my life, and my 39th birthday than setting a 140 hour world record that impacts children's lives in ways that I never imagined dance video games could.
I know the power of video games, because they personally changed my life. 15 years ago I was 210 pounds, plus size 18-20, and living my life in the past until I discovered Exergaming. While chasing a dream of 3rd place in a local Dance Dance Revolution tournament I lost 75 pounds, went down 10 sizes, became an advocate to fight childhood obesity, and a multi world record holder. I dedicate all my world records to fighting childhood obesity. I currently run 3 Just Dance Programs at my school where I teach 2nd grade to fight childhood obesity: The 2nd grade physical education program, Just Dance Lunch time intramural program, and the Presidential Fitness Program with the after school program. I have had the honor to Just Dance at 6 local events in the past 2 years that has raised over $60,000 for the Children's Miracle Network! This is a community world record with local businesses, organizations, and 150 volunteers coming together to make a difference in children's lives at a national level. The impossible is possible if you have the courage to chase your dreams. Never Give Up On Your Dreams! Carrie Swidecki Dreams Have No Age Limits!
Dreams really do come True! I officially hold 7 Marathon and 101 High Score World Records after surviving obesity. It feels incredible to be setting the world standard for Exergaming at 38 years old. 15 years ago I never imagined that I would be redesigning physical education with dance video games, introducing Exergaming to the athletic world as an endurance sport, and pushing the limits of Exergaming to become a Multi World Record Holder. It's unbelievable! 15 years ago I was 210 pounds, plus size 18-20, and living my life in the past until I discovered Exergaming. The 1st time I played Dance Dance Revolution in the arcade I quickly died after 10 steps and a guy shouted, "You Sucked"! That moment set me on another course in life. I became determined to master the game and take third place in a local Dance Dance Revolution Tournament, but I never thought it would become reality. It took me 9 years to achieve that dream. While chasing that dream I lost 75 pounds, went down 10 sizes, became an advocate to fight childhood obesity, and a Multi World Record Holder. I dedicate all my World Records to fighting childhood obesity and inspiring adults to live a healthy lifestyle. I'm currently running 3 Just Dance programs at my school to fight childhood obesity: The 2nd grade physical education program, Just Dance lunch time intramural program, and the Presidential Fitness Program with the after school program. Everytime I set a world record it opens the door for more schools to include Exergaming in their physical education program as a tool to fight childhood obesity. All this just shows that if you have the courage to chase your dreams, then you can achieve anything in this world.
Never Give Up On Your Dreams, Carrie Swidecki 2014 Just Dance World Cup
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Just Dancing for Charity
April 18, 2014
It's an honor to be Just Dancing "For The Kids"! On April 18, 2014, I'll be setting 101 High Score World Records on Just Dance 2014 to benefit the Children's Miracle Network. All proceeds from CSUB Dance Marathon event will be used to get life saving equipment for Lauren Small Children's Medical Center at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. This is a community event! I thank CSUB Campus Gamers and Dance Marathon team for inviting me to be apart of this wonderful event. Thank you Ubisoft 's Just Dance Game, Subway, Sole 2 Soul Sports, Otto's Video Games and More, and Henley's Photo for supporting this charity event. I love using my passion for exergaming and story to inspire adults to get fit, fight childhood obesity, and to help charities like the Children's Miracle Network that give back to my community. Never give up on your dreams and the fight against obesity!
Carrie Swidecki
Carrie Swidecki
Walter Day Trading Card Museum
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Dreams Really Do Come True!
Every Gamer Dreams of being in the Guinness Book of World Records Gamer's Edition and on January 3, 2014 my dream came true. This is my greatest moment of my life. I want to thank Guinness World Records for allowing me to have this moment after surviving obesity. It is an honor to represent the healthy side of gaming, exergaming!
I never want to wake up from this dream! 13 years ago I was 210 pounds, plus size 18-20, and living my life in the past until I discovered exergaming. I lost 75 pounds, went down 10 sizes, set 5 World Records, and have become an advocate to fight childhood obesity in the schools! On June 15-17, 2013 at Otto's Video Games and More in Bakersfield, CA, I set two Guinness World Records at the same time by Just Dancing 49 hours 3 minutes 22 seconds for both the Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game and the Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game. I made history by becoming the only person in the world to hold a world record for marathon play on all three major dance games: Just Dance, Dance Central, and Dance Dance Revolution as well as the 1st female to set them. All to bring National awareness to using motion sensing dance games like Just Dance in Physical Education Programs in the schools as a way to fight childhood obesity.I truly believe that one person can make a difference in this world and I live my life by this. I hope to send a strong message, that when you find something you love, work hard, then you can achieve anything in this world. Never give up on your dreams and the fight to overcome obesity. Carrie Swidecki 49 hours 3 minutes 22 seconds
I never want to wake up from this dream! 13 years ago I was 210 pounds, plus size 18-20, and living my life in the past until I discovered exergaming. I lost 75 pounds, went down 10 sizes, set 5 World Records, and have become an advocate to fight childhood obesity in the schools!
On June 15-17, 2013 at Otto's Video Games and More in Bakersfield, CA, I set two Guinness World Records at the same time by Just Dancing 49 hours 3 minutes 22 seconds for both the Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game and the Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game. I made history by becoming the only person in the world to hold a world record for marathon play on all three major dance games: Just Dance, Dance Central, and Dance Dance Revolution as well as the 1st female to set them. All to bring National awareness to using motion sensing dance games like Just Dance in Physical Education Programs in the schools as a way to fight childhood obesity. I love being a World Record Holder, because I directly see the impact my actions have on my community. Every time I set a World Record, it opens the door for more schools to include exergaming in their physical education programs as a way to fight childhood obesity. It also brings awareness to the public to use exergaming as a fun and effective way to stay fit. Video games are the language of today and every household has accessibility to a console. Let's introduce the students to the healthy side of gaming, so they can go home and get fit as a family. I won long before I set my 1st World Record, I won when I got my life back. I'm achieving things I never imagined I could do, thanks to exergaming. People ask me all the time, why marathon World Records on dance games? I know the power of exergaming, because it changed my life. Obesity has been one of the hardest things for me to overcome. I started gaining weight when I was 18 years old and now I'm 37. That's half my life I've been battling my weight. I love using my passion for exergaming and my story to inspire anyone who is struggling with obesity and to bring awareness to using exergaming in the schools to fight childhood obesity. I truly believe that one person can make a difference in this world and I live my life by this. I hope to send a strong message, that when you find something you love, work hard, then you can achieve anything in this world. Never give up on your dreams and the fight to overcome obesity. Carrie Swidecki In 2013, Will Set 4th & 5th World Record
I'm waiting for someone to wake me up from this dream! 13 years ago, I was 210 pounds, plus size 18- 20, and living my life in the past. I discovered exergaming, lost 75 pounds, and set 3 World Records! It's simply amazing!
Hi my name is Carrie Swidecki and I'm a 36 year old 2nd grade teacher from Bakersfield, CA. On June 15, 2013 at Otto's Video Games and More in Bakersfield, CA, I'll be setting the Guinness Book of World Records for both the Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game and Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhtymn Game at the same time ,by dancing 48 hours on Just Dance 4 using the Xbox Kinect. I'll make history by becoming the only person in the World to set a World Record for marathon play on all three major dance games Just Dance, Dance Central, and Dance Dance Revolution, all to bring awareness to a fun and effective way to fight obesity for all ages! I am the only female to have held any dance video game marathon records, as well as the only person to hold both sub categories for dance video game marathon World Records at the same time: The Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game and Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhtymn Game. Times to Beat in order to set 2 World Records: Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game: 24 hours 2 minutes 44 seconds Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game: 38 hours 23 minutes 30 seconds In one year, I have set 3 World Records for marathon play on dance video games, ran 10 5k races, 6 half marathons, and 1 full marathon. I have no idea how I got here. I've been chasing a dream for 13 years that I've never slowed down to realize that I've exceeded my own expectations. 13 years ago, I was 210 pounds and living my life in the past. Within 6 years from graduating from high school, I went from being a 120 pound athlete to gaining 90 pounds and being obese. In the summer of 2000, I discovered Dance Dance Revolution and fell in love with the arcade community. The dream of placing 3rd in a local Dance Dance Revolution tournament, gave me something to aspire to. It took me 9 years to achieve my 1st dream of taking 3rd place in a tournament. Little did I know that those first 10 steps I took on Dance Dance Revolution 13 years ago, would change my life. I would lose 75 pounds, set 3 World Records, and become an advocate to fight childhood obesity in the school systems. All while breaking boundaries for women in the gaming community which is dominated by men and the youth! My greatest accomplishment is being able to integrate my love for exergaming into my 2nd grade classroom to fight childhood obesity in the school systems. The last 2 years I have used exergaming in my classroom for PE. I wrote 4 grants through Donorschoose.org to get the equipment. I have also had the pleasure of setting my 1st World Record at the US Obesity Prevention Summit in West Virginia in July of 2011. Starting December 2012, I began piloting the President's Challenge program at my school site for the after school program, exclusively using Just Dance 4 which has 95 2nd-6th grade students. I'm dedicating my 2013 World Record attempt on Just Dance 4 to the students, parents, and staff at Sandrini Elementary School who encouraged me to buy the xbox 360 and kinect last Christmas. In the past, I introduced my students to Dance Dance Revolution and in return they introduced me to Just Dance. Dance games have evolved to incorperate your full body giving you and an incredible workout. The soundtrack consist of popular music and dance choreograpy that everyone can relate to. Everytime I set a World Record, it opens the door for more schools to include exergaming in their physical education programs as a way to fight childhood obesity. It also brings awareness to the public to use exergaming as a fun and effective way to stay fit. Video games are the language of today and every household has accessibility to a console. Let's introduce the students to the healthy side of gaming, so they can go home and get fit with their family. I have made the transition from being a gamer to being an endurance athlete who's platform is on videogames. Over time, I have beat the odds of being a female gamer, obese, and aging in the process to set 3 World Records. All of this just shows that when you find something you love and work hard, you can achieve anything in this world. Never give up on your dreams and the fight to overcome obesity! Carrie Swidecki 
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Just Dance World Cup
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Interviewed for the documentary film:
The NES Club
September 29, 2013
http://www.nesclubmovie.com/
IMDb.com
Carrie Swidecki
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4860435/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Bakersfield Woman aims to break World Records while promoting fitness
Promoting Fitness Through Video Games
Unusual Athlete shoots for an Unusual Athletic Record
Hoka One One Australia
From Obesity to World Record Holder
KBAK/KBFX EyeWitness News
June 12, 2013
California Teacher Drops 75 Pounds en route to setting Dance Video Game Records
Exergaming Teacher
Wikipedia
Carrie Swidecki
CSUB 12 Hour Dance Marathon to benefit the Children Miracle Network using Just Dance
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Presidential Fitness Program
using Just Dance 4
2013 Nuun Ambassdor for Exergaming
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Gamers Education Day 2013
California State Univerisity, Bakersfield
March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013
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President's Challenge:
Fitness is Fun Newsletter
December 2012
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2013 Guinness Book of World Records Gamer's Edition
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Guinness Has Made it Official!
I Set 2 World Records at the same time by dancing
24 hours 2 minutes 44 seconds on Dance Central 2 on June 16-17, 2012!
Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/longest-videogame-marathon-on-a-motion-sensing-dance-game
Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/6000/longest-video-games-marathon-on-a-dance-rhythm-game
24 hours 2 minutes 44 seconds on Dance Central 2 on June 16-17, 2012!
Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/longest-videogame-marathon-on-a-motion-sensing-dance-game
Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/6000/longest-video-games-marathon-on-a-dance-rhythm-game
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Current World Records Held
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Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game using Just Dance 4
49 hours 3 minutes 22 seconds Otto's Video Games and More Bakersfield, CA June 15 - 17, 2013 |
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Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game using Just Dance 4
49 hours 3 minutes 22 seconds Otto's Video Games and More Bakersfield, CA June 15 - 17, 2013 |
Past World Records Held
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Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game using Dance Central 2
24 hours 2 minutes 44 seconds Otto's Video Games and More Bakersfield, CA June 16 - 17, 2012 |
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Longest Marathon on a Motion-Sensing Dance Game using Dance Central 2
24 hours 2 minutes 44 seconds Otto's Video Games and More Bakersfield, CA June 16 - 17, 2012 |
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Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game using
Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2 16 hours 9 minutes US Obesity Prevention Summit Charleston, WV July 27 -28, 2011 |