Speed World Records

Many world record holders have proven they're the best by being the fastest. People show off their speed in the areas of sports, music, video games, recitation and much, much more. No matter what your hobby, if you can do it fast, you stand a chance at becoming a global champion. Hurry up and set a world record!


455 Records Found

02:32 United States

Fastest Time For A Female To Chug A 12-Ounce Bottle Of Powerade

Kyley Koogler

Kyley Koogler chugged a 12-ounce (355 ml) bottle of Powerade in 10.31 seconds. NOTE: Speed drinking can be dangerous. Please use safety precautions.

01:09 The Internet

Fastest Time For A Five-Year-Old To Run 60 Feet

Blake Beckham

Blake, who is five years old, ran 60 feet in 4.80 seconds.

01:43 United States

Fastest Time For A Robot To Frost A Cupcake

Bre Pettis

Bre Pettis of MakerBot Industries built a robot that frosted a cupcake in 52.27 seconds. The intent was for the robot to decorate the entire top of the cupcake, but due to an unfortunate technical glitch, it didn’t perform as anticipated. The feat was performed on June 26, 2009 in New York City during the taping of a URDB segment on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Dan Rollman was present as a witness. #JF02, #lnwjf

00:50 United States

Fastest Time For Father And Son To Chase Each Other Around A Rocking Chair 10 Times

Andy Pelphrey

Andy Pelphrey and his son, Johnathon, chased each other around a rocking chair 10 times in 43.23 seconds.

03:02 United States

Fastest Time For Four People To Each Read The First Four Limericks In "The Hopeful Trout And Other Limericks"

Sam Klarich

Sam Klarich, Abby, Brittani, and Emily each read the first four limericks of John Ciardi’s The Hopeful Trout And Other Limericks[] in a combined two minutes, 18.92 seconds. The four limericks they read were The Elephant Boy, Goodbye Please, The Thingamajig and Keeping Busy Is Better Than Nothing.

00:14 United States

Fastest Time For Two People To Exchange Business Cards

World record

A pair known as "World Record Duo" exchanged business cards in 0.45 seconds.

00:54 United States

Fastest Time For Two People To Hug 10 Times

Matthew Jackson

Matthew J. and Matthew S. hugged each other 10 times in 1.23 seconds.

00:39 The Internet

Fastest Time For Two People To Switch Pairs Of Shoes

Kathryn Minshew

Kathryn Minshew and Elise Metzger switched their shoes with each other in 5.28 seconds. The record was set during the 2012 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. #TheDailyRecords

00:27 The Internet

Fastest Time For Two People To Switch Pants

Charles Truong

Charles' friends switched their pants in 8.30 seconds.

01:07 United States

Fastest Time For Two People To Text The Words "O Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?" Back And Forth To One Another

Eliza Harris

Eliza and Emma sent and received seven text messages in 33.78 seconds quoting William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the speech “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

01:12

Fastest Time Put 10 People's Hair In Ponytails

Melissa Dorsey

Melissa Dorsey applied ponytails to 10 heads in 51.47 seconds. The feat was achieved on July, 18, 2009 at the [Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Representatives from RecordSetter were present to document the record. #PF01

04:57 United States

Fastest Time Solving Mini Rubik's Cube While Sleeping A Yo-Yo

Brendan Larrabee

Brendan Larrabee of Brookline, Massachusetts boldly sets a record by solving a Rubik’s Cube while sleeping a yo-yo in just three minutes, 36.68 seconds. Timing began when Larrabee began sleeping the yo-yo, and finished when he brought it back up to his hand after solving the Cube. The record was set on August 8, 2008 at the International Yo-Yo Open in New York City. Larrabee used a YoYoFactory eight8eight yo-yo and a mini 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube. Witnesses were Talia Ledner and Dan Rollman. #YOYO01

00:22 United States

Fastest Time To Blow A Whistle At A Potholder Ten Times

SomethingRecords

Ethan H. blew a whistle at a potholder 10 times in 1.10 seconds.

00:17 India

Fastest Time To Blow Up A Balloon With Nose Until It Pops

Suresh Gaur

Suresh G. inflated a balloon using his nose until it popped in 10.62 seconds.

01:56 Canada

Fastest Time to Blow Up Five Balloons Until They Pop

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie inflated five balloons until they popped in one minute 36.75 seconds.

01:53 The Internet

Fastest Time To Break Five Pencils Over Head

Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov broke five pencils using his head in 4.29 seconds.

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