Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Preet Chandi of the United Kingdom set a record for covering the maximum distance in a solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey. She travelled across Antarctica from the Hercules Inlet to the Reedy Glacier over 70 days and 16 hours between November 13, 2022 and January 23, 2023. She covered a distance of 1,484.53 kilometres (922.44 miles), as confirmed on June 10, 2023.

Florian Kastenmeier of Bavaria, Germany set a record for having the largest collection of rotating puzzles. He has collected a whopping number of 1,519 rotating puzzles ranging from classic Rubik’s cubes to colourful ones in the shape of balls, houses and even fruit, as confirmed on June 12, 2023.

World Championship 2023, set a record for having the maximum 180s scored in the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace London, UK. The total 180s scored were 901, achieved between December 15, 2022 and January 3, 2023. The last one was scored during the grand finale between Michael Smith (UK) and Michael Van Gerwen (Netherlands), as confirmed on June 12, 2023.

Natasha Coline Kim Fah Lee Fokas of SweetyCakes, Switzerland set a record for making the largest wearable cake dress in Bern, Switzerland. The dress was made of traditional cake ingredients supported by an aluminium frame and weighing a whopping 131.15 kg (289 lb 13 oz), as confirmed on June 12, 2023.

María Branyas Morera (born March 4, 1907 in San Francisco, California, USA) currently living in Spain, set a record for being the oldest living person in the world. Maria is 116 years, 3 months and 6 days old, as confirmed on June 10, 2023.

Tom Street, a 95-year-old trombone player from Heage, Derbyshire, UK set a record for being the oldest brass band player in the world. He has pursued his love for playing the trombone since he was 13 years old. He had been a member of the Heage Silver Band for 83 years, as confirmed on June 10, 2023.

Nathalie McGloin of the United Kingdom set a record for being the first female quadriplegic racing car driver ever in the world to complete the race. In 2015, she became the first female quadriplegic pilot ever to achieve a racing license. She won her first event at Silverstone in 2018 and is still pursuing her career in racing. She is also a public speaker and an inspiration and an accomplished pilot since 2015, as confirmed on June 10, 2023.

Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands set a record for achieving the fastest average speed in Paris-Roubaix cycling race in France. He attained an average speed of 46.841 km/h (29.105 mph) on the 257-kilometre (159-mile) strenuous course between the French capital and the Belgium border, as confirmed on June 12, 2023.

Sidney de Carvalho Mesquita of Brazil set a record for doing the maximum popping of eyeballs. He popped his eyeballs out to a protrusion of 18.2 mm (0.71 in) beyond his eye sockets in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as confirmed on June 12, 2023.

Gayatri Mohanty (born on October 5, 1981) of Karnataka, India, set a record for summitting mountain peaks in the maximum number of continents. She successfully summitted 3 mountain peaks in 3 continents across the world, namely Mt Elbrus (5642 m; Europe) on August 24, 2021; Uhuru Peak (5895 m; Africa) of Mount Kilimanjaro on October 3, 2021; and Mt. Kosciuszko (2,228 m; Australia) on November 5, 2022, as confirmed on May 10, 2023.