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Ken Barnes will run a half marathon in full Cardinals baseball uniform while carrying a bat and glove to honor his father and attempt a Guinness World Record. The 33-year-old needs to finish 13.1 miles in under 1 hour, 48 minutes on April 11. #
Newport Beach is bringing back the magic of 1930s swing dancing with a world record attempt honoring the birthplace of Balboa Swing. On April 19, dancers of all levels will gather to break the record for the world's largest swing dance lesson.
Northwestern student Taeyoung Lee went from running his first mile to becoming the world's youngest person to complete Ironman races on six continents. He did it all in just two years, squeezing world record attempts between classes and Fortnite sessions.
Almost 20,000 North Carolinians learned lifesaving CPR skills in a single day as part of a world record attempt and medical research trial. The mass training could help save thousands of lives from cardiac arrest, America's leading cause of death.
A Pennsylvania athlete is putting his body through an eight-hour world record attempt, but the real goal is raising funds to build a school for 500 children in Tanzania. Tom Lavella has trained for three years to break the record for most ring muscle-ups in eight hours.
A Michigan town is rallying hundreds of people to don red capes and blue shirts for a superhero-sized world record attempt. The Hamburg Family Fun Fest wants to gather the most people dressed as Superman in one place this summer.
A New Zealand lawyer has run an ultramarathon every single day for more than two years, aiming to reach 1,000 consecutive days. Shannon-Leigh Litt started her world record attempt in 2024 and hasn't stopped since.
Hundreds of Nevada students united to recite the Constitution's preamble in a Guinness World Record attempt celebrating America's 250th anniversary. The effort combined patriotic pride with meaningful civic education.
Josh Hoey announced his world record attempt a week in advance, then delivered with a stunning 1:42.50 finish in Boston. The self-coached 26-year-old shattered a record that stood for nearly three decades.