Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Nadja Joy Tønnesen of Denmark set a record for being the fastest person to do 500 m para ice swim at Zwembad Waterdam Volendam in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The water temperature was 3.6°C (39.5°F) and she took just 8 minutes 19 seconds and 17 milliseconds to swim 500 m in it, as confirmed on June 5, 2023.

J. Akil (born on February 25, 2017) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for being the fastest to identify all the countries and their national sports by observing the countries’ flags. He identified all the 195 UN recognised countries and their sports by observing their flags in 3 minutes and 43 seconds at the age of 6 years, 2 months and 28 days, as confirmed on May 31, 2023.

Gobi Nishanth Murugesan Indira (born on January 2, 2000) of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for walking the maximum distance from Kanyakumari to Nepal. He started from Kanyakumari at 8 am on October 2, 2022, reached Nepal at 10 pm on October 24, 2022 and returned to Kanyakumari on October 29, 2022, thus walking 2,600 km in 28 days. The walking was aimed at spreading awareness for ‘saving and reducing fuel consumption for a healthy environmental ecosystem’, as confirmed on February 15, 2023.

Veena Ravi (born on March 5, 1990) of Kerala, India (currently residing in Dubai), is titled as ‘Grand Master’ for demonstrating Navarasas (9 emotions) of Bharatanatyam dance in 6 seconds and 65 milliseconds, wherein the 9 emotions include Shringara (love), Hasya (laughter), Karuna (compassion), Raudra (anger), Veera (courage), Bhayanakara (terror), Bheebhatsya (disgust), Adbutha (surprise) and Shantha (peace), as confirmed on May 16, 2023.

Aadam Johan Bibin (born on May 24, 2017) of Kerala, India, set a record for answering the maximum number of questions on the Solar System. He answered 247 questions on the Solar System in 51 minutes and 8 seconds at the age of 6 years and 13 days, as confirmed on June 6, 2023.

Anandan Sivakumar (born on June 25, 1981) of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, set a record for covering the maximum distance while running non-stop for 2000 days. He started the attempt on March 2, 2018 and ran for 5 km every day to promote an active lifestyle among individuals & to prove that consistency breeds expertise. The attempt was completed on July 16 2023.

Kyle Busch of the USA set a record for the maximum wins in a NASCAR Truck Series career 2019 at the Ultimate Tailgating 200 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He achieved the feat of 63 wins between May 20, 2005 and March 3, 2023, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Keaton Jones of the USA set a record for being the fastest person to do 100 m backstroke ice swim at the 5th World Ice Swimming Championships in Samoëns, France. He achieved the feat in just 1 minute and 0.27 seconds in water with temperature 3.7°C (38.7°F), as confirmed on June 7, 2023.

Andrew Donaldson the United Kingdom set a record of being the fastest person to swim cross the Cook Strait, a 23-kilometre-wide (14.3-mile) channel lying between New Zealand’s North and South Islands. He completed the crossing from South to North in 4 hours 33 minutes 50 seconds, as confirmed on June 9, 2023.

The General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia set a record for organising the biggest Qur’an reciting competition called Otr Al Kalam competition, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is an international competition targeting distinguished talents in Qur’an recitation and raising Adhan (Islam Call Prayer). A whopping number of 33,506 participants took part in the competition, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.