The Rhine River is 814 miles long, 720 miles(1200 km) paddled during this race.

• Over 30 million people live along its banks.

• Current record time is held by Corrado Filipponi - 7 days, 10 hours, 16 minutes.

• Their projected finish time is 6 days 23 hours.

• Start location is Chur, Switzerland.

• Finish location is Rotterdam, Holland.

• The Rhine River is the most heavily travelled river in Europe.

• They will average 50-60 strokes a minute, sleeping 2 hours a day in the canoe.

• This race will take 500,000 strokes of the paddle to finish. The Mississippi River took them over 1,700,000 strokes.

Facts about the Rhine