World Record in 1500m Freestyle Men Swiming

LONG COURSE FINA WORLD RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	14:34.56	Grant HACKETT	AUS	29.07.2001	Fukuoka, JPN
LONG COURSE FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	14:34.56	Grant HACKETT	AUS	29.07.2001	Fukuoka, JPN
LONG COURSE OLYMPIC RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	14:38.92	Grant HACKETT	AUS	15.08.2008	Beijing, CHN
SHORT COURSE FINA WORLD RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	14:10.10	Grant HACKETT	AUS	07.08.2001	Perth, AUS
SHORT COURSE FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	14:22.98	Yuriy PRILUKOV	RUS	13.04.2008	Manchester, GBR
FINA YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	15:25.01	Krzysztof PIELOWSKI	POL	13.07.2008	Monterrey, MEX

Fina World Record in 400m Freestyle Swiming

LONG COURSE FINA WORLD RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	3:40.08	Ian THORPE	AUS	30.07.2002	Manchester, GBR
LONG COURSE FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	3:40.17	Ian THORPE	AUS	22.07.2001	Fukuoka, JPN
LONG COURSE OLYMPIC RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	3:40.59	Ian THORPE	AUS	15.09.2000	Sydney, AUS
SHORT COURSE FINA WORLD RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	3:34.58	Grant HACKETT	AUS	18.07.2002	Sydney, AUS
SHORT COURSE FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	3:35.01	Grant HACKETT	AUS	01.04.1999	Hong Kong, HKG
FINA YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORD
	TIME	NAME	NAT	DATE	PLACE
>	3:51.81	Daniil IZOTOV	RUS	08.07.2008	Monterrey, MEX

List of vehicle speed records

Land vehicles

Category	Speed	Vehicle	Operator	Date
Land speed record	1,228 km/h (763 mph)	ThrustSSC	Andy Green	October 15, 1997
Wheel-driven land speed record	737.794 km/h (458.444 mph)	Vesco Turbinator	Don Vesco	October 18, 2001
Motorcycle land speed record	580.833 km/h (360.913 mph)	Top Oil-Ack Attack streamliner	Rocky Robinson	September 26, 2008
Diesel-powered speed record	563.995 km/h (350.452 mph)	JCB DieselMax	Andy Green	August 23, 2006
Electric-powered speed record	517.942 km/h (321.834 mph)	Buckeye Bullet	Andy Marquand	October 3, 2004
Steam-powered speed record	205.44 km/h (127.66 mph)	Stanley Rocket Racer	Fred Marriott	January 26, 1906
Human-powered speed record	132.50 km/h (82.33 mph)	Varna Diablo 3	Sam Whittingham	September 18, 2008

Water speed record

mph	km/h	Craft	Pilot(s)	Location	Date
70.86	114.04	Hydrodome IV	Casey Baldwin	Bras d'Or Lake	19 September 1919
74.870	120.492	Miss America	Gar Wood	Detroit River	15 September 1920
80.567	129.660	Miss America II	Gar Wood	Detroit River	6 September 1921
87.392	140.644	Farman Hydroglider	Jules Fisher	River Seine	10 November 1924
92.838	149.409	Miss America II	George Wood	Detroit River	4 September 1928
93.123	149.867	Miss America VII	Gar Wood	Indian Creek	23 March 1929
98.760	158.938	Miss England II	Henry Segrave	Windermere	13 June 1930
102.256	164.565	Miss America IX	Gar Wood	Indian Creek	20 March 1931
103.49	166.55	Miss England II	Kaye Don	Parana River	15 April 1931
110.223	177.387	Miss England II	Kaye Don	Lake Garda	31 July 1931
111.712	179.783	Miss America IX	Gar Wood	Indian Creek	5 February 1932
117	189	Miss England III	Kaye Don	Loch Lomond	18 July 1932
119.81	192.82	Miss England III	Kaye Don	Loch Lomond	18 July 1932
124.86	200.94	Miss America X	Gar Wood	St. Clair River	20 September 1932
126.32	203.29	Bluebird K3	Malcolm Campbell	Lake Maggiore	1 September 1937
129.50	208.41	Bluebird K3	Malcolm Campbell	Lake Maggiore	2 September 1937
130.91	210.66	Bluebird K3	Malcolm Campbell	Hallwilersee	17 September 1938
141.74	228.11	Bluebird K4	Malcolm Campbell	Coniston Water	19 August 1939
160.323	258.015	Slo-Mo-Shun IV	Stanley Sayres, Ted O. Jones	Lake Washington	26 June 1950
178.497	287.263	Slo-Mo-Shun IV	Stanley Sayres, Elmer Leninschmidt	Lake Washington	7 July 1952
202.32	325.60	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Ullswater	23 July 1955
216.20	347.94	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Lake Mead	16 November 1955
225.63	363.12	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Coniston Water	19 September 1956
239.07	384.75	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Coniston Water	7 November 1957
248.62	400.12	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Coniston Water	10 November 1958
260.35	418.99	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Coniston Water	14 May 1959
276.33	444.71	Bluebird K7	Donald Campbell	Lake Dumbleyung	31 December 1964
285.22	459.02	Hustler	Lee Taylor	Lake Guntersville	30 June 1967
288.60	464.46	Spirit of Australia	Ken Warby	Blowering Dam	20 November 1977
317.596	511.13	Spirit of Australia	Ken Warby	Blowering Dam	8 October 1978

Oldest Married Couple - Aggregate Age Record

WHO:

Karl and Marie Dølven

WHAT:

210 years 65 days

WHERE:

Hole, Norway

WHEN:

24 April 2004

Karl Dølven (Norway, b. 31 August 1897) married Gudrun Haug (Norway, b. 14 October 1900) at Hole, Norway, on 4 June 1927. They remained married until Gudrun's death on 24 April 2004. At this time Gudrun was aged 103 years 193 days and Karl was 106 years 237 days - an aggregate age of 210 years 65 days .

Largest Ski Lesson Record

WHO:

Hansjürg Gredig of the Swiss-Snowsport School

WHAT:

594 skiers

WHERE:

Sarn-Heinzenberg (Graubünden), Switzerland

WHEN:

23 February 2008

The largest ski lesson was attended by 594 skiers who were instructed by Hansjürg Gredig (Switzerland) of the Swiss-Snowsport School at Sarn-Heinzenberg (Graubünden), Switzerland, on 23 February 2008.

The lesson was 1,300 metres long and took 16 minutes. Although Hansjürg Gredig led the lesson there were supplementary instructors for every 20-30 people to ensure the lesson was being followed correctly.

Roman Rings Hanging Duration Record

WHO:

Tyler Yamauchi

WHAT:

32.84 sec

WHERE:

Champaign,  Illinois,  United States

WHEN:

7 December 2008

The longest duration a person has hung from Roman rings is 32.84 sec achieved by Tyler Yamauchi (USA) at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, USA, on 7 December 2008.

Tyler made his attempt during halftime of the Mixed Pairs Gymnastics Competition.