A really long throw-in can in football sometimes be as big an offensive threat as a corner.
London City Lionesses – with Swedes Kosovare Asllani, Sofia Jakobsson, and Julia Roddar in the team – have the world's longest.
Megan Campbell, known for her projectiles to throw-ins, launched the ball 37.55 meters at the club's training facility on April 30 and thereby wrote herself into the Guinness record book as the woman who has thrown the farthest.
It's no secret that I throw far. I started developing it when I was 12-13 years old, when I played in a boys' team. And I threw farther than the boys, says the 31-year-old Irishwoman to Guinness World Records.
Now she was certainly the first to try for the record, but the requirement for it to be approved was that she would reach over 35 meters.
I think maybe my record will stand for a week. Or until someone finds out about it, says Campbell.
The experienced center-back has previously represented Super League clubs such as Manchester City, Liverpool, and Everton, and has played 50 A-international matches for Ireland.
Next year, she is back in the English top league; London City secured the promotion a week ago.
The record for the world's longest throw-in in all categories is held by American Michael Lewis, who threw 59.817 meters in 2019.
