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Australia's Tunarama Festival

The Aussie tuna toss is part of an annual event held in Port Lincoln, South Australia, called Tunarama. It involves competitors throwing a ten-kilogram rubber tuna as far as possible. The current men's world record is held by Common Wealth Gold Medalist Sean Carlin, who threw the tuna a staggering 37.23m in 1989. For women, the record is held by Brooke Krueger at 21.25m. Pretty impressive, right? The Tunarama festival also features a variety of other tuna-related activities and competitions.

Port Lincoln Times

For example, there's the tuna catch, a tuna race, and the tuna weigh-in. The event has been held since 1962 and continues to be a popular and highly competitive affair.