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Lightning bolt sets new world record

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 bolt that blasted across central U.S. skies from Dallas to Kansas City in October 2017. In East Coast terms, that's equivalent to the distance from New York City to Charlotte, N.C.

Associated Press News · 20h

New world record announced for single flash of lightning in USA

A lightning bolt stretching across three U.S. states in 2017 has just been confirmed as the longest ever recorded.

Chron on MSN · 1d

Lightning bolt reaching from Texas to Kansas City is now a world record

A lightning bolt that shot across the sky from East Texas to near Kansas City, Mo., during a 2017 thunderstorm has officially been named the longest ever recorded on Earth. The bolt-a rare phenomenon known as a "megaflash"-traveled 515 miles horizontally across the Great Plains.

Summer McIntosh wins third World Aquatics Championships gold

Yahoo Sports on MSN · 4h

World Aquatics Championships 2025: Kate Douglass wins gold in 200m breaststroke, sets championships record

After a slow start, Team USA is surging back to prominence at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Kate Douglass was the latest member of the team to turn in a medal-winning performance, taking gold in the 200m breaststroke.

CNN International on MSN · 1d

Summer McIntosh wins third World Aquatics Championships gold but falls just short of 200m butterfly world record

Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won her third gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore but fell agonizingly short of breaking the 200-meter butterfly world record.

CBC.ca · 1d

'I was so close': Summer McIntosh wins 3rd gold medal, just misses world record in 200m butterfly

If there's one world record that I wanted to break since the start of my career it's this one,' she says Summer McIntosh was going for it. The Canadian was feeling great and had her eyes set on breaking the women's 200-metre butterfly world record.

Léon Marchand smashes 200 IM record

CNN International on MSN · 2d

Léon Marchand breaks long-standing 200-meter individual medley world record at World Aquatics Championships

French swimmer Léon Marchand took more than a second off the 200-meter individual medley world record on Wednesday to shatter American Ryan Lochte’s long-standing mark.

The Associated Press- Sports on … · 2d

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, clocking 1 minute, 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set in 2011 by American Ry

The New York Times · 1d

Olympic star Léon Marchand crushes 200-meter IM world record at swimming worlds

Marchand, who won four golds in Paris, lowered Ryan Lochte's 14-year-old mark by more than 1.3 seconds in Wednesday's semifinals.

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Surfer Rides 4,000+ Waves in One Month, Shatters World Record

Blakey Johnston breaks world record for most waves surfed in a month (4,097) in a wave pool at Sydney, Australia’s UrbnSurf.

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Katharine Berkoff, Regan Smith go 1-2 at swim worlds; Summer McIntosh scares world record

Australian Kaylee McKeown, who won every backstroke title at the last two Olympics and at the 2023 Worlds, opted not to swim ...

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Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

A giant baseball taken on a tour of Minor League Baseball stadiums across the United States broke a Guinness World Record by ...

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This Dad Played 810 Holes in One Day—and Crushed a World Record Doing It

Around 5:45 a.m. on June 24, moments after making a putt on the 9th green at Houston’s East River 9, Kyle Cokinos yelled out ...

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Anna Hall now a member of heptathlon's exclusive 7,000-point club, world record within reach

On New Year's Eve, Anna Hall designs a decorative vision board that outlines her upcoming goals. Her most recent list ...

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Age no barrier as Peaty works towards new world record

Adam Peaty says age will not be a barrier as he attempts to break his own world records in preparation for a gold-medal raid ...

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Leon Marchand crushes 200m IM world record held by Ryan Lochte

Léon Marchand crushed Ryan Lochte’s world record in the 200m individual medley by more than one second in the World ...

Guinness World Records: World’s Oldest Horse Dies At 40

The world’s oldest horse has died at age 40, reports Guinness World Records. Mokie, an Arabian, died on June 3, less than a ...

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