Author: ABR Team

Ralph Tuijn of the Netherlands set a record for rowing the highest aggregate mileage via qualified ocean crossings by an individual.  He rowed a total of 36,859 nautical miles (68,263 km) between 2006 and 2023, as confirmed on May 29, 2023.

Krzysztof Gajewski of Poland set a record for covering the farthest distance in Ice swim in a lake at Czarna Góra Resort near Sienna, Poland. He completed the swim of 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) in water with average temperature of 4.84°C (40.7°F) in 1 hour, 46 minutes and 16 seconds, as confirmed on June 7, 2023.

Kate Jones of Switzerland set a record for being the fastest person to travel to all New York City Subway stations in New York City, USA. She planned for months together for the attempt and had two backup routes also in case of any problem on the way. She took 22 hours, 14 minutes and 10 seconds, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Marcin Szarpak of Poland set a record of being the fastest person to perform 250 m ice swim at the 5th World Ice Swimming Championships in Samoëns, France. He took just 2 minutes 36.99 seconds to swim 250 m in water with temperature 3.7°C (38.7°F), as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Asociación de Hoteles y Moteles 3 Islas de Mazatlán A.C. of Mexico set a record for making the biggest prawn shrimp cocktail in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The weight of the cocktail was a whopping 1,701.5 kg (3,751 lb), as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Beyoncé of the USA set a record of being the winner of the maximum Grammy awards by a vocalist in USA. A nine-time nominee in 2023, she won a whopping number of 32 grammy awards in her career, as confirmed on June 9, 2023.

Ramy Naouss of Lebanon set a record of standing on a Sadhu nail board for the longest time in Dubai, UAE. He was a cancer patient and wanted to prove to himself and to others that life’s challenges can be overcome with will power. He also attempted this record to help raise awareness of cancer among people. He stood on the board for a whopping 12 hours, 12 minutes, and 8 seconds, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

The General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia set a record for organising the biggest prize money for a Qur’an reciting competition during Otr Al Kalam competition, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They organised a whopping prize money of 800,000.00 US Dollars, as confirmed on June 8, 2023.

Sławomir Wilkowski of Poland set a record for being the fastest swimmer to perform 100 m individual medley ice swim at the 5th World Ice Swimming Championships in Samoëns, France. He took just 1 minute and 3.55 seconds to achieve the feat in the water with temperature 3.7°C (38.7°F), as confirmed on June 9, 2023.

Marta Piasecka of Iceland set a record for being the fastest female swimmer to perform 100 m individual medley ice swim at the 5th World Ice Swimming Championships in Samoëns, France. She took just 1 minute, 15 seconds and 38 milliseconds to achieve the feat in the water with temperature 3.7°C (38.7°F), as confirmed on June 9, 2023.