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Kate Douglass Breaks 50 Free World Record Again

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Kate Douglass set a world record in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Pan Pacific Championships, clocking 23.49 seconds. She broke teammate Gretchen Walsh's mark, qualifying top for the final. Douglass, a five-time Olympic medalist, previously held the record in June. read more


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Josh Kerr Shatters 27-Year-Old Mile World Record

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British runner Josh Kerr broke the 27-year-old mile world record in London, clocking 3:42.66. He beat Hicham El Guerrouj’s 1999 mark by nearly half a second. The 28-year-old Olympic silver medalist trained in New Mexico for the historic achievement. read more

Josh Kerr Breaks 27-Year-Old Mile World Record

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British runner Josh Kerr broke Hicham El Guerrouj's 27-year-old men's mile world record at the London Diamond League, clocking 3:42.66. The 28-year-old Olympic silver medalist finished three seconds ahead of competitors. read more

Canadian teen Summer McIntosh smashes 17-year world record

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Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing women's swimming world record, winning the 200m butterfly in 2:01.65 at Canadian trials. The 19-year-old Olympic champion surpassed Liu Zige's 2009 mark, celebrating as the Montreal crowd erupted. read more

Gretchen Walsh Shatters 50m Freestyle World Record

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American swimmer Gretchen Walsh broke the women's 50m freestyle world record with 23.55 seconds, just nine days after training partner Kate Douglass set the previous mark. Walsh's time shaved 0.04 seconds off Douglass' record. read more

Auburn’s Tharp Shatters Hurdles World Record

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Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp broke the 110-meter hurdles world record at 12.75 seconds during the NCAA championships. The junior surpassed Aries Merritt's 2012 mark of 12.80, becoming the first to break a world record at NCAAs in 50 years. read more

#Surfing #WorldRecord

German big wave surfer, Sebastian Steudtner, potentially sets a new unofficial world record by riding a 93ft wave off the coast of Portugal with the help of drone technology. Confirmation of the record is pending. read more

#Chess #WorldRecord

Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, breaks world record by playing for 58 hours straight in Times Square to raise $1 million for African children's education. Guinness World Records is yet to comment on his remarkable feat. read more

#ConjoinedTwins #WorldRecord

World's oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, passed away at 62, defying predictions they wouldn't live past 30. They refused separation, pursued independent interests, and were the first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders. read more