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Americans finish strong with a relay world record in the swim worlds to top medal tables
The United States, which had a frustrating swim world championships, ended on a high note Sunday with a world record in the ...
Summer McIntosh seals fourth gold at world championships as US women break relay record
The US topped the medal table as the women’s 4x100m medley relay team set a new world record on the final day of competition ...
Lightning "megaflash" stretching 515 miles long is recognized as new world record
A lightning​ flash that extended 515 miles from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri, in 2017 is recognized as being ...
For Summer McIntosh, a record swim and fourth gold cap superb world championships
Summer McIntosh, the 18-year-old Canadian swimming star, rolled to victory Sunday in the women’s 400-meter individual medley, ...
Kate Douglass wins world swimming champs showdown with world record holder
Last summer, Kate Douglass won the Olympic 200m breaststroke title in the absence of world record holder Evgeniia Chikunova.
This Utah skier has gone to the ends of the earth to pad his world record
Thomas Hart has gone to the ends of the earth to pad his world record skiing feat. Guinness World Records just certified that ...
World record longest lightning flash discovered – a whopping 515-mile-long bolt
Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...
Alabama’s oldest barbecue restaurant to attempt world record this weekend
Q, Alabama’s oldest barbecue restaurant, will attempt to set a world record this weekend for the most pulled pork sandwiches ...
Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.61 seconds
Léon Marchand has broken the world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the world championships in Singapore, ...