Category Archives: World Record
CC photo #36: Amaury Leveaux points to his neck tattoo
French swimmer Amaury Leveaux celebrating his men’s 100 meter freestyle world record of 45.12, in the Rijeka 2008 LEN European Short Couse Championships semifinal. The day after he improved that record even more, to 44.94, first and still only man … Continue reading
Gopal Kharvi sets world record by swimming 9K handcuffed and shackled
Fisherman Gopal Kharvi from Kundapur successfully attempted a 2.45 hours 9 kilometer swim today with both his hands and feet handcuffed from St Mary’s Island to Malpe beach in Udupi, India, witnessed by Guinness Book of World Records representatives. Read … Continue reading
Ashrita Furman is The Record Breaker
Ashrita Furman a.k.a. “Mr. Versatility” has set close to 400 world records now over the last 32 years, beginning with 27,000 jumping jacks in 1979, and including stuff like walking 32.9 miles in 1989 with a milk bottle on his … Continue reading
USA sets 4×100 medley world record in 1st race of Duel in the Pool
Ouch, the Duel in the Pool started with a bang, with USA setting a world record in the women’s 4×100 relay, 3:45.56 to Europe’s 3:51.04. American swimmers were Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Missy Franklin, old record was … Continue reading
BREAKING: Missy Franklin Breaks World Record in Berlin
16-year-old Melissa “Missy” Franklin from USA set a new short course world record in the 200 backstroke today at the World Cup leg in Berlin, with an agonizing 2:00.03, so close to the magic 2 minutes. Japan’s Shiho Sakai set … Continue reading
Video from Palfrey’s record-setting swim
Video here from Penny Palfrey’s swim between Little Cayman and Grand Cayman, and from the moment when she walked ashore after more than 40 gruelling hours in the sea. She beat the existing record for longest solo unassisted ocean swim … Continue reading
Palfrey sets world record for longest unassisted ocean swim
At approximately 10:07 pm Sunday night, marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey set a new world record by swimming 67.25 miles from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman in 40 hours and 41 minutes. Read more here on compasscayman.com and here on The … Continue reading
Severinsen first man to hold breath for 20 minutes
Stig Åvall Severinsen set a new Guinness World Record today, completing a 20 minute, 10 second static breath-hold after breathing pure oxygen for 12 minutes. This was in a shark tank at the Kattegatcentret oceanarium in Greenå, Denmark. Read for … Continue reading
Severinsen Sets World Record Under Ice
Danish freediver Stig Åvall Severinsen set a new world record last Saturday the 6th of March, swimming 72 meters under ice in one breath. This was in lake Knudsoe near Ry in Denmark. The former world record was 57.5 meters, … Continue reading
