The record for the most one arm push-ups completed in one hour is 1,868 and was set by Paddy Doyle (UK) at the Munster Arms Hotel, Sparkbrook, UK, on 27 November 1993.

The most tickets for a single Olympics Games to go on sale is 8.8 million, for the Games of the XXX Olympiad held in London, UK in 2012.

Colin Shirlow (UK) ate 233 oysters in three minutes at the World Oyster Eating Championship in Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland on 3 September 2005.

The most parallel bar dips in one minute is 173 and was set by Simon Kent (UK) at Lincoln University, Lincoln, UK, on 15 November 2006. the witnesses counted 175, but the total was subsequently confirmed by scientific means by the college.

The most people participating in a table tennis rally is 106 and was achieved by The English Ping Pong Association (UK) in London, UK, on 20 November 2011.

The most participants in a badminton rally was 113 achieved by members of the Solihull & Shirley Badminton Club (UK) at Langley Secondary School, Solihull, UK, on 11 September 2010. The successful attempt lasted more than 2 min 30 sec and came after 14 unsuccessful attempts at the record. Participants ranged in age from 9 to 70 years old. The attempt ended at 113 as there were no more people left to continue the rally.

The largest simultaneous 5 km run was set by Cancer Research UK at the Race For Life One Big Day event and involved 101,246 participants at 23 locations across the UK, on 4 June 2006 Laura Hughes adjudicated attempt in London.

The most people blowing bubbles simultaneously was 34,529 at 198 venues around the UK for an event organized by Flair Plc and Gazillion Bubbles (both UK) on 3 July 2007.

The most people cocktail flairing simultaneously for two minutes is 101 and was set by T.G.I. Friday’s bartenders in an open air event in the Covent Garden Piazza, London, UK. 105 bartenders from T.G.I. Friday’s performed a three minute choreographed flair routine which included a ‘C-step’ – a backward throw & catch of a cocktail shaker. On the first attempt 95 bartenders succesfully completed the routine, 96 on the second attempt and 101 on their third and final attempt. This Guinness World Record title was Continue reading →

The most people bouncing tennis balls on tennis rackets is 675 and was achieved by Sport Impact, Hounslow (UK) at The Dukes Meadows Tennis Centre in London, UK, on 26 June 2013.