Author: ABR Team

Bárbara Hernández Huerta of Chile set a record for performing the longest polar ice swim in Chile Bay, aka Discovery Bay (latitude 62.29° S), off Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. She swam a distance of 2.5 kilometres (1.55 miles) in 45 minutes 30 seconds in the water with average temperature 2.23°C (32.4°F), as confirmed on June 9, 2023.

John Williams of the USA set a record for receiving the Maximum Oscar nominations by a living individual in the world.  He is a composer, conductor and pianist. He received a whopping number of 53 Oscar nominations, as confirmed on June 9, 2023.

John Williams of the USA set a record for being the Oldest Oscar nominee in the world.  He is a composer, conductor and pianist at the age of 91 years and received a whopping number of 53 Oscar nominations, as confirmed on June 10, 2023.

Santosh Dattatray Survase (born on August 3, 1993) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of haircuts non-stop in a single day. He started cutting hair at 9 am on March 19, 2023 and completed it at 3.36 am on March 20, 2023, performing 546 non-stop haircuts in 18 hours and 36 minutes using his left hand, as confirmed on March 29, 2023.

Pediredla Kanaka Rao (born on July 1, 1965) of Andhra Pradesh, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of straight Karate punches in water. He performed 6,101 non-stop straight Karate punches in water (in a swimming pool) in 34 minutes and 19 seconds (with both hands), as confirmed on June 14, 2023.

Muhammed Musthafa (born on June 2, 1995) of Kerala, India, set a record for performing the maximum number of push-ups in 30 seconds using the edges of both palms. He performed 43 push-ups in 30 seconds using the edges of both palms, as confirmed on March 13, 2023.

Adithya Ambadas (born on May 14, 2020) of Kerala, India, set a record for being the fastest to read one hundred English sentences. He read 100 English sentences written on flashcards in 7 minutes and 14 seconds at the age of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, as confirmed on May 23, 2023.

Niva Kranti Jivan Bachhav (born on November 22, 2019) of Maharashtra, India, set a record for solving the maximum number of addition sums. She counted on her fingers and correctly answered 54 addition sums in 4 minutes and 58 seconds, by looking at numbers on flashcards, at the age of 3 years, 6 months and 3 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2023.

Nick Lauren (born on December 15, 2020) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for identifying the maximum number of monuments. He identified 110 monuments (49 Indian monuments and 61 world monuments) around the world at the age of 2 years, 3 months and 26 days, as confirmed on April 10, 2023.

Amaira Gupta (born on November 23, 2017) of New Delhi, India, set a record for being the fastest to recite and write the names of all Asian countries. She recited and wrote the names of all the 48 Asian countries in cursive writing on a ruled sheet of paper in 14 minutes, 45 seconds and 21 milliseconds at the age of 5 years, 4 months and 19 days, as confirmed on May 26, 2023.