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Fastest realtime court reporter (stenotype writing)
Guinness World Records, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The official Guinness World Records entry for the fastest realtime stenotype writer. It names Mark Kislingbury of Houston, Texas, and gives his NCRA convention result in 2004.
- How much weight it carries
- An official record listing, but it describes a 2004 result and gives no update date. The speed is tied to a stated 97.23 percent accuracy, so it measures a record performance, not an everyday pace.
Facts taken from this source
- Guinness World Records lists Mark Kislingbury of Houston at 360 words per minute with 97.23 percent accuracy, set at the NCRA's 2004 summer convention.
“achieving 360 words per minute with 97.23% accuracy, at the NCRA 2004 summer convention on 30 July 2004” (Record summary)