Canadian teen Summer McIntosh smashes 17-year world record
#WorldRecord #SwimmingSummer 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
#Swimming #WorldRecordAmerican 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
#TrackAndField #WorldRecordAuburn'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