Records of the week: 7th – 11th April 2008
Fastest time to complete a marathon on each continent (female)
The shortest overall time to complete a marathon on each of the seven continents by a woman is 48 days by Dawn Hamlin (USA) from 18 January 2008 to 05 March 2008.
Largest collection of snow globes
Wendy Suen (China) has 1,888 different snow globes, as of 7 April 2008, that she has collected since 2000.
Largest handprint painting
The largest handprint painting measured 2,500 m² (26909.67 ft²) was created by RasGas Company Limited (Qatar) displaying its logo and was presented in Doha, Qatar, on 26 March 2008.
Largest sushi mosaic
The largest sushi mosaic measured 15.16 m (163.18 ft) and was made by Harry Cheng, Maidoindia and IHM-Mumbai (all India) in association with Metro&ANA at the Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai, India on 17 March 2008.
Largest tuba ensemble
The largest tuba ensemble involved 502 participants who played 15 different Christmas Carols for an event organized by TUBACHRISTMAS in Anaheim, USA on 21 December 2007.
Longest television talk show marathon
The world record for the longest TV talk show marathon is 50 hr 9 min, held by Sergio Galliani (Peru) who continuously interviewed and presented from 11-13 December 2007 on El Reto Terra in Lima, Peru.
Longest human-soft toy chain
The record for the longest human-soft toy chain included 631 people and 630 teddy bears achieved by ASDA Grangemouth workers and local school children in Grangemouth, Scotland on 12 November 2007 to raise money for Children in Need.
Longest Rabbit
The record for the longest rabbit belongs to ‘Amy’ who measures 81.5 cm (2ft 8 in) verified at Wookey Hole, Somerset, UK on the 23 March 2008. Amy is owned by Annette Edwards (UK).
Most siblings to complete a marathon
The record for the most siblings to complete a marathon is 15 and was set by the O’Donoghue siblings: Willie, Kieran, Teresa, Joseph, Pat, Robert, Mary, Margaret, Noel, Adelaide, James, (Jim-bob), Brenda, Kevin, Louise and Cronan (all Ireland) who ran the Dublin City Marathon, Dublin, Ireland, on 29 October 2007.
Oldest person to paraglide tandem (female)
The oldest female person to paraglide tandem is Margaret Mackenzie McAlpine who was 100 years and one day old when she completed a tandem paraglide in Karaoglanoglu, Northern Cyprus on 31 October 2007
Swingball, ball control, individual (duration)
The longest swingball marathon is 7 hr 35 min set simultaneously by William Henderson (Australia) and Alexander Hogstrom (Sweden). The attempt was organised by Tennis Australia and held at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, on 29 January 2008.
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