World records

Pilot, 17, becomes youngest to fly the world solo
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Europe
Posted
24 August 2022
Mental Muscle. Are any world records unbreakable? Audio, 19 minutes
Is there a limit to human athletic achievement?
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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
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Seven-year-old DJ has hopes of playing Glastonbury. Video, 00:01:41
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Essex
Posted
20 August 2022
Woman smashes marathon record with broken knee
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Derby
Posted
8 August 2022
Terminally ill man sets wheelchair speed record. Video, 00:01:24
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Humberside
Posted
4 August 2022
All-women team breaks record rowing to Hawaii. Video, 00:03:20
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US & Canada
Posted
3 August 2022
Swimmer's hope for channel swims world record
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Wales
Posted
27 July 2022
Triathlete with Down's is world record holder
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Devon
Posted
25 July 2022
Village fayre in stick horse parade record attempt
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Berkshire
Posted
27 June 2022
Hundreds attempt to break synchronised swim record
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Cornwall
Posted
26 June 2022
5 Minutes On. 5 Minutes On Glastonbury, Billie Eilish - Glastonbury's youngest ever headliner. Audio, 8 minutes
The 20-year-old making history on the Pyramid Stage.
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BBC News
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Watch world's lowest parachute jump attempt. Video, 00:01:43
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UK
Posted
24 June 2022
Former alcoholic completes 70-triathlon challenge
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Stoke & Staffordshire
Posted
20 June 2022
Baker makes world's biggest Jaffa Cake, again
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
30 May 2022
Town attempts to make world's longest bunting line
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Suffolk
Posted
24 May 2022
Teacher breaks record for longest freestyle rap
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London
Posted
24 May 2022
Man's 36-hour swing marathon lands world record
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Tayside and Central Scotland
Posted
18 May 2022
Man's 36-hour swing marathon lands world record. Video, 00:00:42
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Scotland
Posted
17 May 2022
Couple to circumnavigate the world on a tandem. Video, 00:02:12
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Derby
Posted
15 May 2022
Record-breaking squash player the world's oldest
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Suffolk
Posted
13 April 2022
Woman completes 100 marathons in 100 days record
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Derby
Posted
12 April 2022
Sporting Witness. Tanya Streeter. Audio, 9 minutes
In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m.
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BBC World Service
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School achieves world record with plastic bottles
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Berkshire
Posted
25 March 2022