Deepest Scuba Dive
Ahmed Gabr's record-breaking 332-meter descent
Human Records & Feats
The outer limits of human performance: records in strength, speed, endurance, and sheer stubbornness.
Highest Skydive (Felix Baumgartner)
The jump from the edge of space that broke the sound barrier
Longest Held Breath
Budimir Sobat's 24 minute 37 second breath-hold record
Most Pull-ups in 24 Hours
An extraordinary endurance record of over 7,600 pull-ups
Fastest Mile Run
Hicham El Guerrouj's 3:43.13 world record mile
Heaviest Deadlift
Hafthor Bjornsson's 501 kg world record pull
Tallest Human Tower (Castells)
The Catalan tradition of building towers out of people
Most Hot Dogs Eaten in 10 Minutes
76 hot dogs in 10 minutes, and somehow not a medical event
Longest Continuous Walk (George Meegan)
Tierra del Fuego to Alaska on foot, 30,608 km over 2,426 days
Fastest 100m Swim
46.86 seconds of explosive speed through water by Pan Zhanle
Longest Free Dive
A single breath to 332 meters below the surface, deeper than the Eiffel Tower is tall
Highest Tightrope Walk
A crossing at 634 meters above ground, higher than most skyscrapers
Most Consecutive Basketball Free Throws
5,221 free throws in a row without a single miss
Fastest Marathon on Stilts
42.195 km balanced on poles, completed in under 5 hours
Longest Plank Hold
Over 9.5 hours of motionless core strength that pushed the body to its limits
Most Dominoes Toppled
Over 5 million dominoes falling in a carefully choreographed chain reaction
Tallest Sandcastle
A 19.55-meter tower of sand, taller than a six-story building