Every Friday we'll be publishing on guinnessworldrecords.com some of our favourite images that have been recently added to the GWR archive.
Largest skateboard lesson
The largest skateboard lesson (above) involved 311 participants and was taught by Nick Gates and Pierre-André Senizergues (both USA) at the Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest, California, USA, on 21 June 2012.
Longest time flying a paper aircraft
The longest time flying a paper aircraft is 29.2 sec and was achieved by Takuo Toda (Japan), in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan, on 19 December 2010. Takuo Toda is the Chairman of Japan Origami Airplane Association. He beat his previous record by 1.3 seconds.
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Largest three legged race - most pairs (single venue)
The largest three-legged race consisted of 551 pairs and was achieved by Morecambe Community High School (UK) in Morecambe, Lancashire, UK, on 23 March 2012. The winning team was Elliott Barker and Cameron Ball with a time of 58.63 seconds.
Largest wedding underwater
The largest underwater wedding was achieved by 303 divers who attended the marriage ceremony between Ewa Staronska and Pawel Burkowski (both Poland) during an event organised by Orka Group Ltd (Poland) at the Koparki Diving Base, Jaworzno, Poland, on 27 August 2011. The wedding ceremony lasted around 18 minutes and was preceded over by Father Pawel Wrobel, a local priest and licensed frogman. The couple and the priest communicated with each other underwater by using water proof texts and a system of sign language.
Fastest marathon in a straitjacket
The fastest marathon in a straitjacket is 3 hr 49 min 48 sec and was achieved by David Smith (UK) at the Blackpool Marathon in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, on 11 March 2012. David ran the entire marathon while fully restrained in a Posey straitjacket.
