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see p.166 - but our job is
to monitor and disseminate
records, not to break them!
Moving over to
cyberspace, be sure to
check out the Challengers
section of our website.
This gives wannabe record
holders fast access to an
official Guinness World
Records adjudicator for a
series of do-try-this-at-home
record categories such
as Food & Drink, Sports &
Fitness and Videogames.
You'll find out how it works at
www.guinnessworldrecords.
com/challengers.
OFFICIALLY
AMAZI NG
The most exciting aspect of
working at Guinness World
Records is getting to meet
our "Officially Amazing"
record holders face to face,
and this year we've had
Most swords
swallowed underwater
Of course, we try to answer
every email and letter,
although we can't find room
for every single new record
approved - our annual book
features only about 1 0% of
all the superlatives we have
on file, and includes those
classic records that have
stood the test of time. So if
you've received your GWR
certificate but you haven't
been selected for the book,
better luck next time ...
If you haven't yet earned
The Space Cowboy, aka Chayne Hultgren
(AUS), is no stranger to Guinness World
Records. As of May 2014 he holds 15 records,
and you can read more about his exploits
on pp.108-1 09. That's where you'll find out
how many swords he swallowed underwater
and where you can check out the exploits of
other performers who have sliced, diced and
chainsawed their way into the record books.
some memorable
encounters. We've
had the honour of
presenting certificates to
some of the sporting world's
greatest legends, including
Pele (see p.239) and Haile
Gebrselassie (p.212), as well
as welcoming adventurers
and pioneers to our offices
(turn to pp.142-57).
We're indebted, as
always, to our countless
record claimants and fans.
Most participants
in a bleep test
A bleep test is a fitness assessment in which
participants run 20 m between two markers
before a prerecorded or computer-timed "bleep"
is heard. The runners have to cover the same
distance ever more quickly until they are caught
by the bleep. Marymede Catholic College
(AUS) organized a bleep test for 329 people
in Melbourne, Victoria, on 24 Oct 2013.
a GWR certificate but made
it your life's ambition to get
your name in the record
books, then what are you
waiting for? Apply now!
Record-breaking is free
and open to absolutely
everyone -you'll find
out hqw on p.5. We
neect you to keep
those records. Sixty years
ago, it wasn't possible to
make a transatlantic phone
call (p.180), no
human had set
foot on the Moon
(p.16) and no one
had ever thought
of twerking! Imagine
where we might be in
60 years' time ...
The Space Cowboy's
feats include juggling with
chainsaws while balanced
on a 4-m unicycle
and dragging weights
suspended from hooks
under his eyes. Never far
behind is GWR adjudicator
Chris Sheedy, proving that
he will go to any depths to
judge a record!
Michl and Shannon Bradley, Chelsea Tease
and Joe Williams, and Liahn Heperi and Wade
Herewini (all NZ).