STV NewsA kilt-wearing radio presenter, the highest-ranking penguin and the most travelled toy ship are among a raft of new Scottish world records for 2024.
The Guinness World Records, the global authority on world record achievements, has launched the new edition of its famous annual with 2,115 new records.
Over 57,000 applicants submitted their achievements to Guinness World Records this past year as they showcased their epic talents.
Heart radio presenter Jennifer Reoch has broken the world record for the most kilts put on in one minute.
She managed to wear a total of five simultaneously – beating Rachel Walker, who set the previous record of four in a minute in London in 2012.
Jennifer took on the challenge in the studios of Heart Breakfast with Des Clarke in Glasgow in celebration of St Andrews Day on November 30 2023.
STV NewsThe world’s highest-ranking penguin, living at Edinburgh Zoo, also made the cut for 2024.
Sir Nils Olav III, a male king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) holds the rank of Major General of His Majesty the King’s Guard of Norway and Baron of Bouvet Island.
Sir Nils was bestowed the honour on August 21 2023 – a promotion from his previous rank of Brigadier.
A toy ship dubbed the most travelled in the world was set off with the help of two Aberdeenshire brothers in 2020.
Ollie and Harry Ferguson collaborated with Jax, Kai and Fynn Lewis from Trinidad and Tobago to launch the Adventure 2 vessel in September 2020.
The ship was launched off Guyana in September 2020, covering 15,439km through the Caribbean Sea, into the Gulf of Mexico and up the east coast of the US into the Atlantic Ocean before its signal was lost in November 2021.
Meanwhile, Scot James Baxter has become the oldest man to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole.
As part of the preparation for his demanding trip, James Baxter pulled car tyres for some 5 km (3 mi) along a beach.
He also hiked up and down hills near his Edinburgh home carrying a 30-kg (66-lb) rucksack packed with bags of bird seed.
In another athletic feat, Californian ultra-runner Jamie Aarons has become the world’s fastest solo munro-bagger.
She climbed all 282 of Scotland’s 3,000-ft (914-m) mountains in 31 days 10 hr 27 min between May 26 and Jun 26 2023.
PA MediaShe beat Donnie Campbell’s previous record, set in 2020, by more than 12 hr. Her route involved a total ascent of 135,366 m (444,114 ft) – equivalent to 16 full summits of Everest.
She walked 1,315 km (817 mi) on foot, covered 1,249 km (776 mi) by bike and 11.6 km (7.2 mi) by kayak, sleeping around four hours a night.
A record in this year’s edition was also previously set by a Fife man, who retains the record for the longest fast.
Angus Barbieri (b. 1940) of Tayport, lived on tea, coffee, water, soda water and vitamins in Maryfield Hospital, Dundee, UK, from Jun 1965 to Jul 1966.
During this time, his weight declined from 472 lb (33 st 10 lb; 214 kg) to a healthy 178 lb (12 st 10 lb; 80.74 kg). Barbieri maintained his weight-loss and died in Sep 1990.
Kevin Scott Ramos/Guinness World RecordsFrom elsewhere in the UK, dogs Bonnie and Simba and their owner Olga Jones from Reading, have leapt into the record books with four Guinness World Records titles including fastest time to complete ten side leapfrog jumps by two dogs.
Ruth Amos, 34 & Shawn Brown 33, from Sheffield, have created the largest electric toothbrush, affectionately named George as a homage to the 11-year-old who submitted the idea to their YouTube channel, Kids Invent Stuff.
In Ireland, 15-year-old, Cillian O’Connor has made his way into the book with his record for the most magic tricks performed in one minute (under 16s).
Cillian is one of eight others who feature in the Young Achievers chapter.
Other records across the globe include the most backside 540 skateboard tricks in one minute, Ema Kawakami (JAP) and largest hands and feet on a teenager, Eric Kilburn (USA).
Also records from impairments classifications including most backward walkovers in 30 seconds and most kips in 30 seconds and most backwards handsprings in 30 seconds from Chelsea Werner, who is from the US.
Guinness World Records 2025Adnan Almousa Alfermli from Syria landed the heaviest single repetition weighted pull-up in a wheelchair.
Sabrina Dausman, 27, from Illinois has amassed the largest collection of Squishmallows in the world, with 1,528 of the soft toys.
Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief, Guinness World Records said: “Guinness World Records 2025 marks 70 years of the publishing sensation that has now sold more than 150 million copies.
“This new edition – fully revised and updated with 1,000-plus images – acknowledges our platinum anniversary while continuing the annual tradition of reporting on all of the latest record-breaking achievements.
“Over the past year, we’ve reviewed nearly 30,000 applications, and the result is a book packed with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family to enjoy.”
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